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HCCRAL BUHEMI Of INVtSWUO**
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ALL INFORMATION CONTAKiEO ummamsam :
HEREIN IS UNCUSSIFIED ,
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WASHINGTON AND ¥70 1 AND NY ,2 FROM PHILADELPHIA 5“ 2^ -50
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^RECTOR AND SACS.. URGENT
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ABRAHAM BROTHMAN, ESP - R. TO DATE
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.OWING DESCRIPTIONS OF
CONTACTS OF HARRY GOLD HAVE BEEN OBTAINED^^JOW^WHOSE PERIOD OF
CONTACT UASL NINETEEN FORTYFOUR AND FORTYFIVET^AS DESCRIBED AS
THIRTYFIVE, FIVE FT. TEN, 0^E EIGHTY TO ONE EIGHTYFIVE POUNDS,
MEDIUM BUILD, BROAD SHOULDERED, HAIR - DARK, STRAIGHT, WELL CUT,
COMBED IN SUCH A WAY THAT BETTER PART OF IT WAS STRAIGHT BACK,
EYES DARK, TEETH VERY REGULAR. AND WHITE, DRESSED LIKE AN AMERICAN
AND WORE A HAT WHICH GAVE THE GENERAL APPEARANCE OF A HOFSURG
TYPE HAT. ylT IS GOLD-S RECOLLECTION THAT IT WAS NOT ACTUALLY A
HOMBURG BUT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SNAP BRIM HAT WHICH JOHN WORE WITH
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THE BRIM TURNED UP. GENERAL APPEARANCE - JOHN APPEARED TO BE OF
GEORGIAN EXTRACTION AND. MENTIONED A SIMILARITY TO THE FAMOUS RUSSIAN .
FAMILY MDAVANI. PECULIARITIES - GOLD SAID JOHN HAD A DISTINCT
EUROPEAN WALK AND DESCRIBED IT AS MINCING BUT NOT EFFEMINATE.
MARITAL STATUS - GOLD-S IliPRESSION OF JOHN HAS THAT HE WAS y
MARRIED AND HIS WIFE WAS PROBABLY IM THIS COUNTRY. WITH HIM>^^^.
SPEECH - RUSSIAN ACCENT. THE FOLLOWING IS A DrSCRT?TTQM_-- ^^a^r-^
WHOSE DATES OF CONTACT WITH GOLD WERE FROM NINETEEN FORTY ONE TO LATE
FORTYTHREE OR EARLY FORTYFOUR. PLACES OF CONTACT - PHIL A.
OR TWO OCCASIONS, MOSTLY NYC, SEVERAL TIMES IN ROCHESTER OR
SYRACUSE OR BUFFALO. AGE - THIRTYTKREE TO THIRTYFOUR IN NINETEEN -
FORTY ONE, HEIGHT - FIVE FT. FIVE TO FIVE FT. SEVEN, ;5gHT - ONE
oLOnDsiioRT, , NOSE . - MOT, eUITT STu MGHT ^ t?
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PROM FRONT, TEETH - SOMEWHAT YELLOW, APPARENTLY FROM CIGARETTES, ■
DRESS - USUALLY WORE TAN GABARDINE SUITS AND SOMETIMES DRESSED '■ '
SLOPPILY. OCCUPATION '-GOLD BELIEVED SAM TO BE A MECHANICAL ENGINEER.
RESIDENCE - GOLD BELIEVED SAM RESIDED IN UPPER MANHATTAN. MARITAL ■
STATUS - GOLD SAID IT WAS HIS IMPRESSION THAT SAM WAS EITHER NOT
MARRIED OR IF HE WAS MARRIED HiS WIFE WAS NOT WITH HIM AS SAM "
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GAVE HIM THE IMPRESSION HE WAS RESIDING. IN A BACHELOR TYPE
ARTMENT. GOLD STATED THAT SAM HAD BEEN IN MEXICO. GOLD HAS
STATED THAT THE PHOTOGRAPH OF SEHEWj^EMENOV LOOKS A LOT LIKE SAM B UT
HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SEMENOV BEFORE EFFECTING
AN IDENTIFICATION. RKATIVE TO GOLD-S CONTACTS IN UPPER NEW YORK
.ATIVE TO GOLD-S CONTACTS IN UPPER NEW YORK
STATE, GOLD RECALLS MEETING FOUR INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA OF
SYRACUSE, BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER. IT IS GOLD-S DEFINITE IMPRESSION
THAT ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE AMERICANS AND NATIVES OF THAT
AREA. FURTHER, ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS PASSED INFO TO GOLD
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WHICH HE IN TURN RELAYED TO SAM IN THAT AREA. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS -
^NKNOWN AMERICAN NO. ONE. WHOM GOLD SAID HE MET SOMETIME IN SUMMER
OF NINETEEN FORTYTWO AND POSSIBLY AGAIN IN WINTER OF FORTYTHREE,
■BOTH TIMES SYRACUSEf| NY. GOLD HAS IMPRESSION THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL
WORKED FOR FIRM OF KRAUSE-HINDS IN SYRACUSE. ’ INDIVIDUAL
DESCRIBED AS TWENTYSEVEN TO TWENTYEIGHT YEARS' OF AGE IN NINETEEN
FORTYTWO, FIVE FT. SIX TO FIVE FT. SEVEN, APPROXIMATELY ONE !
FORTYFIVE POUNDS, BLOND SOMEWHAT WAVY HAIR, LIGHT '
BLUE OR GRAY EYES, SILVER RIMMED GLASSES WITH FAIRLY BUT NOT
UNUSUALLY HEAVY LENSES, LIGHT COMPLEXION, WEDGED SHAPED NOSE, '
NORMAL ERECT CARRIAGE, ORDINARY DRESS.
END PAGE TWO
;. ^ INDIVIDUAL D ID ' NOT >. WEj^R A HAT ON ZITHER OF THESE
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^miNGs: G^ bHieves^he'coijud' identiW'a picti^of'th^ -V^
* SwKNOtfN AMERKAN NOa TWO, VHOM' GOLD MET ON^
^ buffalo, PROBABLY JN LATE NINETEEN F0RTY-^i2^^fei:r
said he. knew this individual /fSjJ^ARTlS Sf£-
. AND BELIEVES MARTIN WORKED AT EASTMAN KODAK CO*, ROCHESTER, NY* •
gold described martin AS THIRTYSIX TO THIRTYEIGHT YEARS OF AGE IN Srf
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NINETEEN FORTY ONE, FIVE FT. TEN TO FIVE FT* ELEVEN, APPROXIMATELY
“' » ■ " ■ . '* ' ■ ■ . •'>•■*■ •" *. .i. " i' '. ■’ ' ■■ ^'■* 'A' / - «'^'
ONE SlXTYFiVE LBS., LIGHT BROWN HAIR, BROWN EYES, DARK EYEBROWS, .rS^iSl
•fairly BUT NOT ESPECIALLY WIDE MOUTH, THIN FACE, GENERAL LANKY OR J 3
bony STRUCTURE, ONCE WORE CLOTH 2IPPERED JACKET ON MEETING. GOLD 3
BELIEVES OCCUPATION OF MARTIN WAS CHEMIST OR ENGINEER AND STATES HE ^ ^
BELIEVES HE COULD RECOGNIZE A PICTURE OF THIS INDIVIDUAL^ ^^NOWN li
^ERICAN NO* THREE ^ WHOM GOLD MET ONCE IN BUFFALO SUMMER NINETEEN .7
FORTYTWO.. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THIS INDIVIDUAL AS SUPPLIED By'' ^
GOLD IS EXTREMELY SKETCHY. GOLD STATES HIS ONLY IMPRESSIWJ OF THIS IS? ^
DIVIDUAL WHOM HE MET VERY BRIEFLY WAS THAT HE WAS AN INDIVIDuk OF.'TfycH
( EXCEPTIONAL HEIGHT AND WEIGHT, STATING THAT HE BELIEVED HE WAS^^^ ;
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■WELL OVER Six FEET. ALSO STATES THIS MAN WAS PROBABLY AROUND
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^THIRTYFIVE YEARS OF AGE IN NINETEEN FORTYTWO ANDROID NOT HAVE • / ^
T°!°,****^ hair. GOLD HAS IMPRE^ION THIS MEETING WAS SOMEWHERE .. 3^3: : 3
' ^ .*7 ■y -I*
J^R UNION STATION, BUFFALO, NY* ^NKNOWN /^RICAN NO* VduR, ;^
: HHOm'gOLD believes he met on ONLY ONE OCCASION IN EITHER SYRACUSE I
V OR BUFFALO, IS DESCRIBED AS ABOUT FORTY YEARS OF AGE IN NINETEEN J
'FORTYTWO, FIVE FT. ELEVEN, ONE SEVENTY LBS., DARK EYES, DATO HAIR. 1
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SHAVEN BUT BEARD HEAVY, LARGE NOSE, DRESS - DARK CLOTHES,"^ llATIONALITy C
PROBABLY ITALIAN - AMERICAN, AS GOLD RECEIVED DEFINITE IMPRES^IOfP -
^THIS PERSON OF ITALIAN EXTRACTION. THE BUFFALO ANd/alBAOT OFFIC ES
a PE REQUESTED TO MAKE THE NEC ESSARY CONTACTS WITH /astMAN KODAK'
^ND KRAUSE-HINDS TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH DESCRIPTIVE DATa'Is In
PERSONNEL FILES OF INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED PERTINENT DATES . IN EVENT
PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AVAILABLE, SAME SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE PHILA ■
OFFICE FOR DISPLAY TO HARRY GOLD. IF PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ALSO -
t IN PERSONNEL FILE, SOME SELECTIVITY SHOULD BE EXERCISED. THE NEW
ORK OFFICE AND WFO SHOULD REVIEW THEIR FILES AND FORWARD ANY
HOTOGRAPHS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT FIT THE ABOVE DESCRIPTIONS.
LEADS IN THIS CASE MUST BE HANDLED IN MOST EXPEDITIOUS FASHION.' >-
CORNELIUS . / n- ,U-. .
BUFFALO AND ALBANY ADVISED ^ ■ -ij ,
CORRECTION - PAGE 1, NEXT TO LAST LINE, WD 3 "SWARTHY* :
jV- PAGE LAST LINE, WD 1 "BLOODSHOT^^t^ ' ; > ^
page 2, LINE 19, WD 3 "SYRACUSE^'^?^ 7;-
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Office Memorandum • united states government
Director 9 FBI
SAC« Albaziy '
DATO: June 7, 1950
SUBJECT: ABRAHAM^OTmiAff , wa .
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EebttUt to Baltimore dated April za/lSwo, in ahioh it waW^uested
that all information coacerning^Ke employees of .^^ahan^^othjaan
jnd Assoo^tesj and the Abraha^nroi^man^^d^_A8S_^i^ei3Caw5ratow^””^
or Eimhufst, Long Island, be obtained fSroJ^'the Division of place- ^
meat and Uaeir 5 )loynient Insurance of the New York State Department
of Labor#
of the available information conoe min g thm Arnnr^ytktk n of A.
t^Brothmaa and Associates was obtained
l^yionfidential source of the Albany Of fi ce^^ra^SertSned that l^t>
J the following persons* names appeared in the Quarterly Payroll |
^Report* of A. Brothman and Associates, 114 East 82nd Street, Now York
J ^City, and these names will be wet out as Indicated in the above
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Quarterly' ^yroll Report
April 1, 1945 through Jiiae 80, isdS
SBIMOUW^NDELKORB
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Qg^erly Payroll Report
JuXy 1, 1946 throuRh September 80, 1945
IHRIAi: iSOSKCfNITZ
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, MILTON YUSBM (terminated 8/31/45)
SHOLGM ^LBIRSTEIN
WILLIAIMOHALL
Quarterly Payroll Report •
October 17 X945 through December 51, l94y jivA
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Letter to Director ' \
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ESPIOHAGB - R . ..
Jtine 7 , 1950
.Quarterly Payroll Report
January 1» 1946 throu^ March 31 < 1946
SEHiOBR MARDBLEORH
SHOLM SILB£RSTEIR
TTILLIAM ROHAUi
R0BERr^5Hiid$r0!fijsHan)
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Qaarterly Payroll Report
April Ij 1946 through Jtme 80« 1946
SOL FAKSm
ROtBHRT G^OR
HARR3^^6LD
MANDELKQRK
WILLIAM ROHALL
SHQLEM SILBERSTEXH
RUTa^jwewiH
It is to be noted that the address of A* Brothman and Associates on
the following Quarterly Payroll Reports is designated as 2928 - 41st
ATBnue, Long Island City, New fork.
^arterly Payroll Report
^y 1, 1946 through S^tember 80, 1946
SOL FANSHEL
KOBIET GERSOH
HARRY GOLD
SEYMOUR JjANDELKORN ‘ •
HERS^i^CiBINOVITCH
WILLIAM ROHALL
SHQLIM SILBS^inEIR
Quarterly Payroll Report
October T, 1946 ^hrougE^Peoember SI, 1946
SOL FANSHEL
ROBERT Gl^QN
HARRY GOLD
HiiSSH RABlNOfVlTCH
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Res ABRAHAM BHOTHMAH« nl
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(garter ly Payroll Report
January IV 1947 through March 81j 1947
SM. BANSHBL ' ^ ^
ROBERT GERSOH ' ' " ? -T
HERSH EABINOVITCH " . ’ ^ '
BARRY GOLD . : .
WILLIAM ROHALL '
SBEB^EM SILB^^ECH
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JOEL STAI^^^CSaLEK
behest Eip^IE
April 1947 through Jime 30, 1947
SOL PANSHBL r .
ROBERT GERSOH •
HERSH EABINOVITCH ■ ^
HARRY GOLD
WILLIAM ROHALL
SHOLEM SILBEEISIEIH
ROLF SIDNEY mJLLAN
Supplementary Quarterly Payroll Report
April Ij 1947 through Jlme SO, 1947
SOL FAHSHBL
Qgarterly payroll Report
iMly 1» 1947 througk September 30^ 1947
ROBMT GESSON ' . ■ > • - y .. ;
HARRY GOLD
mLLIM ROHALL
Qgarteri^ Payroll Report .
October 1^ 1947 through Deoember 31, 1947
ROBERT GERSON
HARRY GOLD (Totalvyrly irages «*|3100)
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Res ABEAHM mOlBMS,
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June 7, 1950
Qgarterly Payroll Report
JUmary l/ 1948 through Mardi 51^ 1948
ROBERT GERSOH
HARRY GOLD
WILLIAM ROHALL
Qaarterly payroll Report
April 1948 through J^e 50 j 1948
PHILlp)(j!m2ffl
WILLIAM ROHALL
HARRY GOLD
Quarterly Payroll Report
July 1.^ 1948 through September SO^ 1948
WILLIAM ROHALL
It is noted that no ^larterly Payroll Reports aii;er September 30,
1948 are aTailable, possibly due to the fact Ihat at that time, only
one employee was listed to this company* “RUG*,
Office ' • united states government
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‘ the •’HABHT GOLD, iras.; ESPIOMAGE - R” case.
' ' ^ It will be noted that in the interview GOLD reported in
ji^ferenced teletype, GOLD asserted that in late IShZ or early 19^ > after ^
he, GOZi), had been having ^so much trouble** with BR0 1HMAN relative to the
latter's not showing up for meetings or not condng thrcmgh wlto information
\ .V'Trtii'ch BR0THU4K had promised, the untaiown subject, with aliasjp^H, suggested
to GOLD that he personally would give BR0*EH1£AK a "pep talk**. - » •
N . * . After a conference between "SAM** and GOID, it TOsajjm^l^fiiatv
itolD would tell BROTHilAN that an in^ortant Russian was In tOTtrand wanted
‘ ' S see BROTKilAN to thank him personally for information which BROTHlIflK had-
^ Wade available to the Soviet Union. Pursuant to this, GOLD stated that he
. ^fengaged a suite consisting of a bedroom and parlor in the Hotel Lincoln,
' ^^New York City, either under the name of HARRY GOIJ) or FRANK KESSLER. ;
^ ' rherefore, the meeting between BROIHHAN and "SAM** occurred in that hotel
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t:''- SA LESTia 0. GALLAHER examined the records of the Hotel Lincoln,
^ V Hew Tdrfc City, on June 7, 1950> with the following results. (It should be ;
noted that these records are in a hi^ily disorganized state and that there
; is no uniform filing system by mes^ of which existing records can be ,, ^
. locatei with any certainty. ) ' ‘ .fv . - * "r - ^ ^
' x; harry GOIJ), address 1227 North Broad Street, Philadelphia,
' Peimsylvsnia, registered at Ihe Hotel Uncoln in Ro<h]i 2639 on November 10,
19 1^3, remaining there for the dates Noveaiber 10 and 114 n He gave his \ _
engployer’s name' as the Sun Ray Drug Conpany, no address ^ven. The actual ; ^
- registration carii signed this HARRY GOLD, has been obt^^ and ia J&eing, /^
^ forwarded for examination by the FBI Laboretory.
i 120’ POm' Street^' Trpy, Nw XorVv.
}'■ I9l;3». for one^diay and^was assigned Room dU*. /^eclai^ .
/O hia, are also beinw/fp^ to the Bureau*:^-
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November 29 > 19^3 ^ from X21 Elai Street ^ Troy, New Tork^ and was assigaed**
Room li^ai. He was there on November 29 and 30. His registration card is.
also being forwarded to the Bureau.
One HARRX GOLD registered from 122 Elm Street, Yonkers,
New York, on November 12, 19li3, at the Hotel Lincoln and was assigned
Room 1126. Ihe records do not show how long he remained at the hotel. It '
is possible that this HARRY GOLD is identical with the above two HARRY GOLDS
registering from the Elm Street address in Troy, New York. This registration
card is also being forwarded to the Bureau. / '•> '
One HARRY GOLD, address 21$ West ^lith Street, registered
at the Hotel Lincoln, New York City, on the following dates, but no
registration cards bearing his signature could be located among the
existing Hotel Lincoln records: . —
August 25 and 26, 192:2
August 30 and 31j 19hZ
September 11 and 12, 19hZ
September 22 and 23, l9hZ
September 29 and 30, 192:2
October 12 and 13, 192:2
October 26 and 27, 192:2 '
November 3 and 2:, l9i2
November 10 and 11, 192:2
November 18 and 19, 192:2
LJay 10 and 11, 192:3
Room 62:1
Room 2215
Room 2323
Rooms 2501
Room 505
Room 1317
Room 1123
Room 915
Room lliA
Room 805
Room 22:25
and 22^-3
Since no handwriting specimens of this HARRY GOU) can be
located at the Hotel Lincoln, it is requested that the Philadelphia Office
in a subsequent interview Tdth GOLD question him about the following:
1. On how many occasions did he register at the Hotel Lincoln '
for the purpose of meeting with BROTHMAN or e^ionage '
superiors or for any other purpose.
2. “Whether the dates as set forth above of the eleven ^
registrations by this HARRY GOLD mean anything to him in
connection with registrations made by him at the Hotel Lincoln
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registrattons of the above individuals mean anything to himi 4 --^ ■?;
. l-'r ;L Ho record of any FRUIK ESTLEEl Has locaWd at fee Hotel lincoln. '^-j Tv!
' : ' ' The registration of one F. W. KESSLER, 15 West 8th Street, ^
Danbury, Connecticut, iras located. It is noted that this individual . ff : S'-^S
registered on the following dates at the Hotel Llncolni ’;
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June 2, 19it3 " .
June 15 and 16, 19li3
June 2k and 25, 19li3 . /
July 6 and 7, 19li3
July 30, 19li3 -
August 27, 19it3
September 17 and 18, 19li3
October 22-21*, 19h3 " ' ' "
November 17 and 18, 19h3
December 2, 1913
Room lliOOW ‘ / ; ;
Room iSlljr ; _ \ ‘
Room lUO^ ; ' r ; "
Room 1636 > ' i
Room 2232W ' ; V
Room 1935ir
Room 5l3W
Rooms 2523 and 2523
Room 729
Room 910
Specimens of KESSLER'S handwriting have been obtained and are
being forwarded to the Bureau*
C' In connection with the registrations of F. W. KESSLER, it is
to be noted, however, that on one occasion, October 23, 191*3, Mrs. F. IT. ^
KESSLER, 15 West 8th Street, Danbury, Connecticut, registered at -tiie
Hotel Lincoln and was assigned Room 211*2, the same room then occupied by
F. W. KESSLER.
Although no registration of any FRANK KEPPLER was located
at *ftie Hotel lincoln, the registration of one ]®PLER, address 195 Saybrook
Street, Hartford, Connecticut, was located for the date December 19, 19l*3.
This registration is not 8\:^ported by the actual handwriting of this
individual, ljut it is Imbwn that he was assigned Room 2l*19ff*
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3n connection with these registrations,' Mrs. CAROL KOHLER, V ;;.. '
Assistant Credit Manager, or JAMES R. 0'KEl2*’£, Czedit Manager, are competent -
to produce them* ^
Mrs* KOHLER and Mr* MACK, Assistnat Manager, Hotel Lincoln, '
have advised further that there are in excess of twenty suites in the
Hotel Lincoln such as has been despribed by GOLD. Also in this connection.
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they have stated that theze also exist in ^e hotel three-^on suites irLth
two bedrooms and a parlor^ which j if the occasion demands, are blocked off
and reduced to two-^om suites with one bedi^om and a parlor, which also
would meet the description furnished by GOLD. In the event any identification
is made by the FBI Laboratory of the specimens of handwriting fozwardedwith
this letter as subject’s, it will then be determined by the Hew Tork Office
whether the room occupied by GOID meets with his present physical description
of it.
In connection with the six specimens of handwriting being
enclosed with this letter, the FBI Laboratozy is requested to oonpare the
specimens with the teown handwriting of subject HAHHI (^LD in an effort
to effect an identification of one or more of these enclosuzes as the
handwriting of .GOID.
It is requested 'that upon ooii9)letion of this examination
the registration cards be returned to the Kew Tork Office to be returned
to the Hotel Lincoln’ records. .
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coapany, as identifiad T-1, are as >olXow« the latter *if
tvnmHm i^esident - KARRI LEVIp ' ' ’ • , 1. 7
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special Agent SIHTH ascertAindd flrom Boston T-1 that LEVBIE
allegedly is investing his mon^ in places of annasement ajid hotels.
Notably he is alleged to be the most recent owner of the Somerset Hotel
in Boston, Massachusetts, Agent SlflTH further ascertained ftom T-1 that
LEVINE is an exceedingly close personal friend of the Chief of Police
at Leominster and accorJu.ngly little inqtiiry was conducted in this town;'
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D. Ii* BASSETT, Seci*e'fc?j:y, Hendrick IfeuiuTactturlng 5, ■■'
Company, Carbondale, Fa,, advised that BROTHHAH
was not actually enplpycd bj*- Hendrick I-anufacturing
CoE55any but was associated with Republic Chemical • /^'
Machinery Conpany of which /UR;*Kf^ BROTH^iVK and /
AiTHUR J jlRKlIAIJ rrerc co-partncrsi Hendrick ?ianufacturing
Corpany had exclusive ri^^^t to naraif acture all equip-
ment designed by EROTIMTI^ who held a patent on a siper
turbine and gas-liquid mixer. In return, Hendrick
Manufacturing Conpany guaranteed Republic Chemical . ^
Machinery Coupany /ii,000 annually in royalties or
12 per cent of sales obtained by ERCTKIAN, depending,
on which of 'the two was the larger. ERDTHHAH was paid
§10,099.91 royalties and §91li,.97 for expenses betvreen
May 1939 end July 19ij.2. Kcndriclc Manufacturing Company
had no record of BRCTHLMilHs contacts or the results of
these contacts or any information concerning the •
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^ ^ June 6, 1950* I£r. B. 1. BASSETT, Secretary'", Hendrick
IJanufacturing Conpany, Carbondale, Pennsylvania, advised that ABRAHAM EROTHIIAN
was never actually an enployee of Hendrick JIanufacturing Oorpany althou^
he did act to a certain extent as a representative of the con^jaiiy. EROTHMAJI
COPIES DESTROYED
196 MAR 6J963
ANWOVtD AND
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2 - Newark
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regular enployees but was paid
roj-^tics^ ana expenses in accordance uith an aTecmcnt sioned hv
’’“®“'=ss as P-oPUblic Chemical ISachincxy Coaprjy, fer
c^oanv ^'-SSErT, the Hendrick lianuiacturing
ws '
super twbine
SSm =^'Jcing_ofXS ^rti^ar
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had also entororinti'^^n^^'''^'''* that the Hendrick 1-anufr.cturing Corpai^jr
C^S rl!^ °" ^93? with the RepuhUe
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^any a^ano^ Ucpublic Ch^cal :k.ohincry Coijany '.SOolT^Sl^f on
^^«"pSr:d5o'So™rbc'"u^;ytn^
oiiuipmciit and matorial for their laboratory. certain nsodod
were paid to R^^^blif
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Royalties
v500,00 (iidvancc RpysOLiics)
600.00 (sottlcncnt payment for
, , signing new agroemont)
066.66 (royalties for ilay and
June, lp2*0)
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
3>3.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
66.70
12.60
20k38
1..66
6.91
5.60
6.67
0.93
8.70
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71.59
100.67
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Royalties
Expenses
3/31/42
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1:'333.33
333.33
333.33
333.33
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7/3/42
208.71
510,099.91
5764.97
laboratory setup 150.00
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... . ^^SETT stated that tr»Telve per cent of the business
Hendrick r^anufacturing Coifipany through ?.epublic Chemical Ilachineiy
CmpQjoy never punted to more than the 01,000 guaranteed, as refl^t^^ ^
the payments of 0333.33 from !hy 19h0 to jily 19k2 * reflected by
♦ ^• BASSETT said that the Hendrick Manufacturing Conrpaiiy
^enses incurred by EROTISJdl irtiife
ISSlS to interest then in his equipment. :*. BASSETT
i&nufacturing Company has no records of
h^« ^ *'® contacted, the nature or pmTJOse of
“ °e thereof, unless designs were submi^d hy
BBOTHMAA for manufacture the Hendrick Jianufacturing Coa^si^.
.. . . „ . to I5r. BASSETT, BROTIIiAJ! had office snace in the
t^^abOTt^lOW Ccngjany for a start period of
th^off<?e because of the overcrowded condition in
t necessary for EROTKtiAK to move to another office in the
Street and Uth Avenue in New York City. The Hendrick
i^ufacturing Cca^pany, however, paid for BROTEIAN’s r^t.
sort Of^ BROTHMAN designed some ^
rt of a testing laboratory for the Picatinny Arsenal of the Naw which la
located at Dover, K.J. He said that although the Hendrick JJanufacturing
equipment he did not know vdiat the plant was tf be
a intended to carry out certain experiments in
EHOTHCAH-b main line Sr work. Hr.
e °P^°“ EHOTSXAN would have had to have a reasonably
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deigns. Although the p3^t was designed about June 1942, it was not njanu-
’ until August 1943 • It was delivered to the Navy in September 1943,
«io deley^ according to Mr* BASSETT j was caused misunderstandings and
misrepresentations by BROTHMAN and red tape by the Navy*
According to Ifa*. BASSETT the Hendrick Manufacturing Conpany
had a contract with the Navy during the war to maniifacture parts for the
UOjm anti-aircraft gun used by the ^avy» He added that several months
before the war ended the Hendrick Manufacturing Company received a contract
from the Navy to make an aerial mine* However, because of the end. of the
w, the Jlendrick Manufacturing Con 5 >any never got further than the eacperimental
stage. Ifr* BASSETT said that BROTHMAN never worked in the Hendrick Manufacturing
Con 5 )any plant and would not have had access to eny information or data *
connected with any work being performed by the plant* 1
Ifr* BASSHJTT said that he was not acquainted with the Buna-S
could not furnish any information concerning it* He said that
BROTHMAN was not working on the Buna-S Process for Hendrick Manufacturing
C^any but Indicated that it was possible that BHOTHM/iN experimented with
p^cess on his own. He said it was also possible that BROTHMAN may have
compaiiies to att€n?>t to Interest them in the Bun€^.S process
and that the Hendrick Manufacturing Company may have paid his expenses. However,
^asmeh as BROTHMAN was not required to make ai^ kind of a report, the Hendrick
Manufacturing Conpany would have no knowledge of the piurpose of BROTHMAN* s
trips or the nature of the experiments or processes being worked on by BROTHMAN
or the R^ublic Chemical Machinery Company*
iu 1^1 ^ BASSETT stated that the Hendrick Manufacturing Conpany mg dp
the indicated equipment for the conpanies hereinafter set forth which were
obtained through BROTHMANi
1* Mixer (latter part of 1940)
Durkee Famous Food Conpany
Elmhurst, N,'!*
2. Urea Resin Plant layout (latter part of 1940 or early
part of 1941)
Synvar Conpany
VTilmington, Delaware
3. 4-D Injector Mixer (latter part of 1939 or early part of 1940)
Standard Oil Company (believed to be of New Jersey)
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U. Saponification Tfoit (latter part of 19li0^
Colgate-PaOjnolive-Peet ConmaL ^
Jersey City, N.J,
Blowing Kettle (about September 19ii0)
Armstrong Cork Coopany
Lancaster, Pa,
6, Oxidation Kettle (19ia)
Charles Pfizer and Conpany
Brooklyn, N.T. ^ ^
^^®ction Mixer (latter port of 19li0 or early part of 19lil)
U# S, Rubber Conpary '
Passaic, N,J,
8, lieactor and Agitator (19U1)
Naugatuck Chemical Company
Division of JJ* S, Rubber Coapany
Naugatuck, Conn.
9» Autoclave Unit
General Aniline Conpany
Grasselli, N.J.
10, Neutralizer Unit
The Barrett Company, of Allied Chemical & Die Corp,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11* Oxidation Kettle
Givaudan-Delawanna, Inc,
Delawanna, N*J,
12, 20 Gallon, 600 Autoclave (19l|l)
General Electric Cemapany
Pittsfield, Mass,
H B/iSSETT said that the Hendrick Manufacturing Company
Hepublic Chemical Bachinety Com^because
it w^ profitable as was expected and because BROTHM/U c^inuallv
put the HENDRICK MANUFACTURING COI^EPANY on the spot by promising different
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Sw S^/% were lucky to aake a^y money. Accordin^tcX^
n.1^^2 TOS an intelligent and capable chemist but a poor salesman
te added ttat because of the nature of their associS.X
activiti^l^ bS^Su^dlf’'^ farnish veiy little information concerning BROTHM&N'e
Comoanv Canbon^i^^’e*' Estimating Engineer, Hendrick Mnnufacturliig
the^samj inform^o^ ftoiished substantially
aatd oT« ^(^lUAMS both stated that BROTfliiAII never
Sity. would in any w reflect unfavorably upof^s
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THE KEW/iiaC DmSIOK
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Will contact officials of Picatinijy Arsenal- Dover, N. J - »
^ PuiTose of the testing laboratoiy designed
^ previously set forth ty teletype
THE PHIUDELPHIA DIVISIOH
AT PHILADEIfHIAe PA.
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HEFTREWCEi Philadelphia teletype dated J;mc It, 1950 and New fork
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WHERE K!0?:3f OJHSnriSB.
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PDBFosx Cte^lRed 1»y , 'iL ^ i -y' msmjswfCMssiria)
Oedas^ w. OMWlljUM^ s r where kioswoihstoisk.
To ftdTiso you of tbo uotioai boiuE tolnn in tho Brottam ooto lA
«aswor to your aotation of Jtiuo Bth^ *IKhut ore m doi^ ro l^otlmunK
It look* &« if A oa«o is doTelopiag on g
s^ssB . . £ssiSkss^
BACIOBOmP
Tou will rooall that you wors adTisod of tbs background of ibrahan
^otfaaan by nenoranda of ipril 26 and Iky 18» 1950^ in the foooas#^ irhloh
oriafly is m followst ^
T- Brotbnan was first iaTostigatod by tfao Bureau v^n rooeiit of infonoatioa
trim Elisabeth T* BemtXoy to the effect that in abotrt Iky. 1940^ she was intro*
* duo^ to Brotteian by Jacob 6olo8^ known SoTlet espionage agent (deoeased)^ idioX^
told her ths!t Brothman would furnish her with Inf omation* Brothnan was inter*
Tlew^ by Bureau agents on Iky 29^ 1947| and after first denying he knew 0olo8
or Bentley he admitted knofwing them and furnishing blueprints to (^olos through
Bentley later Harry ^old* Brothman alleged that Gold was a representatiTo
of Qolos. r ii J ' /
On July 22, 1947, Brothnan was oallod' before the federal Grand JUry, /
Southern Blstriot of Ebw Tork, Hew Tork ^1^# idiere he testified to sub-
stsntially the ssme infonBatlon ho gare the Bureau. (UJ ^ ^
Brothman was again Interviewed hy Bureau agents on Usy 16, 16 tad, 17, 19B6,
when all scrailable Infornatlon indicated that Harry Gold, en employee of h« \
^ V^othnM^ssopiates laboratories from 1946 to 1948, was probably identical wiu
V^^\h8ub|Pim||F^ SoTiet agent. On this booaslon Brothman again stated that OolA
^ms sra^to&A ^ 1940 by Jacob Go).os after Brothnan had told Golos he needea
a person to carry on sxperiaental work for him* Brothman admitted that from b(
^ ’ 1940 to 1946 Gold had performed various ohsmioal experiments for Brothman on a
consulting basis idiils Gold was in the employ of the Pennsylvania Sugar Compsay,
/Philadelphia, Penney Iwmnia. He was in constant touoh with Gold through oor*
resj^hdenoe, tslophone, and in person during this period. Brothman advised that
Gold was employed on a full-time basis by^him from Februa^, 1946, to ^Aine, 1948.
r, AVOW
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although he did not tam for eertaih that Brotrubi
he believed .that Brothnan must hawe suspeeted^ it
IFLihe^^ ^ ^ ^
COPIES DESTROYED ^
j:J‘ .bcit B6-6jS4BsliGI^) g
ime basis by^him from Februaw, 1946, to Aine, 1948. v
fipPOROro-w LS
In the intexrnein with Bari^ Gold sin^J9iij.«4i6adssioii of espionage aotlTity ^
he has maintained thsCt he met Brothman through. ;<jh^XCBi3As« Gold advised that
eertaih that Brotnoan kpewyof Us iMP^^^ge aotirlty, ~
t have suspeeted^ ~ > <
r espionage aotiTlty
Gold advised that
s jMP^^gc aotivity.
TOP SEi
TOP SEli((PT
on Jw« 4th OoM clanged hi. .toiy and stated
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Brothnan kn^ that the i^oroatlon lafonnation firm Bfo'tlioS'® ^
4^ . to the soviet., told «id toW tamed
Witten form .oswihere near the Hotel He. I«k» w ow ^
’* it over to hie Russian contact,, "Sasu* ^ Vr^ ’ .■ ■ •■-' .
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laterviee^^ told^^.’^ey ^ars ^
nervous state, ttie .,1^'!. iv.ia +Ka+ vftt men loiew the whole story*
acourier.e Brothman stated to told Brothmn and .:.
s-AS-is: “ss s; si«“ ^
1^7 as they did. L)
Gold admitted to agents on^n^,19»j^^ «
(Semen Iferkovitch Semenov) who sent him to BrotiuiBn v*s w s
iCTlDH ,
The folloirtng action is helng taken in regard to Brothmw P
1 . Philadelphia has been imtruoted to *tato an available \
tram Gold regarding Brothnan. U
3. Bie Mew Totk Office has been ^^^^g^t^^®tS^j*^OT%eletype,
K ^wrallleZ »e*t Insofar as possible. .
and Gold is available for revieir, iJ
4 - iTiven dose and contUniotis attention at the
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
W>' t Director, FBI
FEOII I SAC, ITew York
Att: FBI lABORATORY
DAJB: June 19, 1950
* ^ lUBjBCT: ABRAHAM BRCXCBMAlf;
ESPIONAGE - B
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Handprinting specimens of BROTHMMT taken on 5/22/50 are "being
enclosed herewith for conpeurlson irtth the report entitled "MAGNESIUM
POWDER PIAMT”, as set out in Philadelphia teletype of 6/12/50. .«'
It is noted in referenced teletype that GOLD stated that the
handprinted e^lanation on page three of the report was possibly made by
BROTHMAR. ^ ^ : .
The Philadelphia office was instructed in Butel of 6/lh/50 to
forward copies of the above report to the Laboratory.
Enc. (1)
REGIST!EIRED MAIL
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cc Philadelphia (Regular Mail)
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flOViT *Nn WeCiMKNS BWMHF.II f
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f^^^^TOR AND SACS' iiPf^TWT -a-
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Mr. Hidicl^
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Mr. frtrcf ^
Mr. Sarbb ■
Mr. Selmmt
Mr. Kotar
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URGENT
ABRAHAM BROTHMAN, ESP-R. PHOTOS OF ABRAHAM BROTHMAN AND MIRIAM !:■ -
HoSKOWITZ FORWARDED UR OFFICE THIS DATE. REQUEST THAT PHOTOS B^' Jr
DISPLAYED TO INFORMANTS AS REQUESTED IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT ANd!;
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RESULTS FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICE BY TEL. NY ORIGIN.;
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VENUES, 0RERAT10NS_CH1EF, -«. OTEICE, ON
PAINESV1UE,|hX0, BUT RIE-. JUNE sixteenth. SUGGEST^
TVO three NAlftHT^UTH A BASE .OF.OfEBATIONS AND HE RES
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ABRAHAM^ROTHMAN, ESP R,
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_., — _. SUBJ IS FORMER ASSOCIATE OF HARRY GOLD AND
\cCORDING TO GOLD-S PRESENT STORY BROTHMAN WAS AWARE OF GOLD-S
.rtfePIONAGE ACTIVITIES AND WAS HIMSELF PROBABLY INVOLVED IN ISPIONAGE,
V nWESTIGATION HAS DEVELOPED THAT ON DEC TWENTY, FORTYFIVE, BROTHMAN
MADE A DEPOSIT OF FOUR HUNDRED TW^TYFIVE DOLLARS TO AMERICAN AIRLINES
•CLOSING OUT A, TRAVEL PLAN." ON' MAY EIGHT FORTYSIX BROTHMAN APPLIED:-
FOR CREDIT FROM AMERICAN AIUINES TO EXTEND ALL OVER OS, IF AVAIL -
. ABLE, OKLAHOMA CITY SHOULD OBTAIN FROM MR C, N, OUSLER, TREASURY DEPT,
AME RICAN AIRLINES*, TULSA , ALL INFO RE BROTHMAN CWTA^tJED IN AMERICAN
AIRLINES RECORDS IN PARTICULAR IF AVAILABLE, OBTAIN DATES OF ALL
TRIPS MADE BY HIM MULDESTINATIONS, SUTEL NY ORIGIN.
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^DIRECTOR AND SACS, NEW YORK AND SEATTLE. .. i ..... .U R G E N T;
ABRAHAM BROTHMAN, ESP. - R. RE NEW YORK TEL JUNE THIRTEEN LAST.
AND NEW YORK LETTER TO BUREAU JUNE THIRTEEN LAST, A COPY OF ■
WHICH WAS FURNISHED SEATTLE. . SEATTLE WILL SHOW PHOTOGRAPHS ;
TO PAUL CROUCH. RUC.
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SUBJECT:
director, FBI
SAC, HOaSTON
ABSAHA^^ROTHHAN
BSPIONAGE - R
DATS: June 16, 1950
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Relet to Director from New York dated 6-13rj^0 req[ue sting that
photographs of ABRAHAM BROTHHAN and HIRIA^^KCWITZ be
exhibited to informants listed in SAC Letter dated 6 J R ”1
entitled "ESPIONAGE AND INTERNAL SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS." ’
In accordance with the reque
MOSKCWITZ were exhibited to ^
no identification was effecte
otographs of BROTHHAN
"^on June 16, 1950, but
New York Office wa£f'''
advised by teletype June 16, 1950. ^UC-
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Mr. todd .
I Mr. Cte9g_
Mr. OtdTin ,
Mr. Mk^oia
Mr. ftoMB ^
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•TNOPSIS OP PACTBi
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CoaUet* of SBOIUUI identifiod oseopt for itQBmr
yJCKER. ContACta to bo logitiaato buainoso
aen oxeept for Biss Go''SCHHAST2K4H is roXatod .
to alleged CP Beober in Bajonne^ Bew Jereoj* ^
B80THKAN deelgned aatoelaTe vltb dov-tbexa head V
nntt for Pleatinnj Areen^i Dorer, Hew Jersey bat
was not i^opeed of apeeifie purpose of eciaipaent.
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DETAILS;
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&e following laTsstigation was conducted bj the
Sporting Agent except where specified otbexwise.
Tbs contacts of the subject are identified as follows s
m
BOBERT TPCm
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The details of ^be referensed Hew Toxic repozt indicate
that the subject contacted BOBERT TUCKER of Hoboken,
Hew J erse y, whef eas the Lead sheet requested identification
. of BOBERT TUCKER of Garwood, Hew Jersey*
The records of the Credit Bureau of Horth Jersey, 6l5 /
Sunwiit Arenne, Union City, Hew Jersey, which credit burteu
co vers Hobokos, Hew Jersey, contained no reference to f
TUCKER* The records of the Hoboken Police Departaent /
; rROPERTY OF FBt-THIS COMFIDERTIAL KFOIT ARD ITS CONTENTS ARE LOANED TO YOU RY -THE Ftl AND ARE NOT TO RE DI8TN1BUTE0 ODTSlDE OF
\ A8ENCY TO WHtCH LOANED.
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KE 100-3363S
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"contained no record incoming TUCKER* i. '^■' V '^.’^ r-
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y'r / - "The recces of the Cr<^t Bureau of Elizabeth, Inc*,' Elisabeth, j.
Jersey, niiich credit bureau corere Gamood, New Jersey, a^ the records .;
of the Garwood Police Department were checked by SB DONAID F* PBESTOfN for . .
dnfomation concerning TUCKER but neither of these places contained any -. '
record eoncemi^ Idm* ' •;/ .1 IV •* ' / . ■'•* ■•■" ■' y -- .,
, • ^ ' The City Directories of Hoboken and Guwood, New Jers^, and ; ^
the telephone directories of these two places contain no mention of TUCKER*
• * ^ ^**'^* * •• *
Bjm ENGINEERING COMPANT v .:-
Hoboken* New Jersey ' -
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The details of the referenced New Toik report indicate that the
subject contacted a Mr* BOWEN of the BOWEN ENGINEERING COMPANY, Garwood, New
Jersey, whereas the Lead sheet sets out a lead to identify a Mr* BCl^EN of
BOWEN ENGINEERING COMPANY, Hoboken, New Jersey*
The ffATHA sources as mentioned abore for ROBERT TUCKER In Hoboken
and Union City, New Jersey wers cheeked for both BOWEN and BCWEN ENGINEERING
COMPANY with negative resialts* ^
* \ ^ ' ** ' ^ • ' * ’ ’ - " ' ' '
" The records of -the Credit Bureau of Greater Newark, 24 Branford
Place, Newark, New Jersey contained a report dated June 4> 1949 on the BOWEN
ENGINEERING CORPORATION, 425 North Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey. flJie i^rt
indicated that the BOWEN ENGINEERING COMPANY had formerly been at 500 North
Avenue, Garwood, New Jersey and it Is likely that this is the BCWEN ENGINEERING
COMPANY mentioned in referenced New loxic report* . ,V* ;*
This report reflects that this corporation was founded in 1931
with offices at 500 North Avenue, Garwood, New Jersey, and moved to the above-
msntloned address in Westfle^ about three years ago* This report also stated
that this corporation recently sold tte property" at 500 North Avenue,"
Garwood, New Jersey and bad used the proceeds of this sals to purchase some
property at North Branch, New Jersey where they were to boUd new offices for
this concern* According to this report, this corporation is engaged in the
•ale of engineering aereiees, otc*, of, apray dxying aqoipment and its officers
are as follows:
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Mr. BALPH J^(bEBVE, lirho is eiso Traesurer*
He lives in Westfield, Mew Jewi^v ^ ^ /
Mr. WILLIAM sJffiAlEN, 55 years old, wbo lives
in Westfield, Mew Jers^. Bae been associated
with this coBpany since 1931 •^^d also with the
BOWEN RESEARCH CORPORATION. This research cor-
poration was the Research Division of the
BOWEN ENGINEERING CORPORATION and has been dis-
solved. It is likely that this Mr. BOWEN is
identical with the Mr. BOWEN Mentioned in *
referenced New Tork report.
SecwtaiTt Mr. WUXIAM t^^WEBS, Hew Toric City.
fjje report further indicated that the BOWEN ENGINEERING CORPORATION
subcontracts all its work and does none of its own.
SIMON H<^TRICKI£R
45 Church Street
Paterson. New Jer8_ey
PAUL ARMSTRONG, Credit Barean of PassAic and Bergen Counties,
45 Church Street, Paterson, Now Jersey, advised SE (asOBCE L. mUS ttet U.s '
records contained a report on SIMDN H. STBICKIEB dated Ifcrch IB, 194B.
This report indicates that STBICKLER resides at 549 East 27th Street, Paterson,
New Jersey, and has a wife and two children dependent upon him for support.
According to this report, STRICKLER is a Certified Public Accountant,
having registered in 1935 »nd adadtted to the New Jersey Society of
Certmed Public Accountants in 1936. He nalntalns his own offices at 45
Church Street, Paterson, and has been engaged as an
past two years. Prior to this he was an accountant for the ROSEMHU)^
CONFBCTIONERI, 5 Bridge Street, Paterson, and is have a good ,
reputation locally. He has an estlaated income of $5,000. per year. He
rents an apartment In a large apartment building locat^ In u good section .
-pf the eoBBmnity. ' 7 a y . •■7 '
This report also contained a notation that <» December 14, 1933 ^
be was ened by the 0. S. Paint and Hardware, Inc,, fop IW. and a judgaent
wae rendered against STRICKLEB in the eaoont of ,292.
rofleeted that STBICKIER formerly resided at 503 24th Street, Patereon,
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BE 100-33633
^ KRAUS checked reeoMe of the Identification Boreau
f the F^teireoa Police Depa rtnent imd they reflected that on April 1927# .. '
BLss GJ^HtfAgra-M
’ . - ^ A cheek of the indices of tte ITe war^^ ffloe reflects that imres- ,
ti^tion vas conducted in the ease of "AXJOAMDSqbC^ABra^ Security Hatter -
C» Bureau File 1^186543, and New lork File lOO-WA^# This file reflects v
that one BENJAMI^)6CBbf ABTZKAN in 1943 resided at 36 West 36th Street# Bayonne#
New Jerseyj which aS the saioe address as that listed for Hiss G* -SCH WARTZM ^*
This file also lists that BSNJAMIN SCHWABTZH&N has a daughter naaed
j^jiw&yr^AW and it is bellered she nay be identical with G» SCHWARiaiAN listed
^'in referwiced Hew Tork report*
By lett er dated August 19# 1940# the Los Angeles Office advised
that one HENRY jTySBSZOZOWSKI came to their office and advised that he had
fooBr^ V \f in Bayonne# New Jersey# and had
grae to Spain to fight in the Spanish Civil War there* He stated that at
that tlAe he had ^pped out of the Party in 1935 and had nothing further
to do with it except that one ALEXAHDSR SCBWARTZH4N in New tork City contacted
him in Bayonne sometime daring 1937* He stated that SCHWART221AN was a nail :
carrier in Bayonne at that time and that he had been induced to aecoiquuqr
SCHWARTZMAN to Spain* SCHWARTZM&N was severely wounded in Sp^ and accordi^
to BASZOZOWSKt the CocDianlBt Party bad been taking care of SCHHARTZH&N since .
Ids return* ' f .
Investigation at Hewart reflected that ItKIANlM SCHWABTQIAK
was formerly employed as a postal worter in Bayonne# New Jersey# and in New tork
City Post Offices and was fonaerly a guard at the Dally Worker shop in New ,
Tort* The Daily Worter is u East-coast. Communist newspaper* ,
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The following is a description of ALEXANDER SCHifirAOT2HAN as contained
s V ■ • •■The following is a description of ALEXANDER SCHNAOT2HA
JLn his A^ Service irecord f lie maintained in St. Louis# Hlssourit
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Hams:
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ALEXANDER SCHWART23ttN
January 10# 1911 in Bayonne# N»
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Complezlont y'l
Posiuret :
Buildt ’r
Sears It Peeularitias:
iKhieation: '
Oeeapations
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Sallw ■ i k. • .;■., . : ;- .
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Poor vision; eo 2 i 9 x>und ajopio
astigmatism; gunshot wounds ri^xt
tibia, 193 d; adhering sew*
U years high school " ; ^ ■
4 years machinist; 7 years mail '
cleric and carrier.
Father, BENJiMIN SCHtfARTZBAN,
Bayonne, Keir Jersey
Wife, lOLAMIU SCHWARTZIAN nee Sard!
961 Ist Avenue, New York City*
Mrs* MATILDA 1£0NARD, Credit Bureau of North Jersey, 6l5 Susnlt
Avenue, Union City, New Jersey, which credit bureau covers Bayonne, advised
SE GSOBC^ L* KRAUS that her records were negative concerning Miss G. SCHWARTZHAN^
Captain JOSEPH SAVACS of the Bayonne, New Jersey, Police Department .
advised SB OSOBCS L* KRAUS that his records were negative concerning Miss G*
SCHWARKWAN. . ^
Belativest
JOSEninAXLOR
344 Grejgory Avenue
Passaic. New Jersey
- It is bBUeTBd that the subject probably contacted TAHOE in ;
ebnnocUro Kith the buelneee of CRANE OHSaCAL COMPAHT rather than in con-
nection idth TAnX)B»« plumbing business^ ; -
^ JOHN A* BEHRINGEER cheeked the reeords of the Credit Bireau of
Passaic and Bergen Counties, 45 Church Street, faterson. Now Jersey for
reference to TAHOR with negatire resists* ,
SB DONAU) F. PRESTON chocked the records of the Identification
Bnrean of the Patereon, Hew Jersey, PoUe* Department for reference to TAHOE
with negative results.
86 Vest Alpine Street
Newark. New Jersey __
SE ®ORGE F. HUDFIELD checked the records of the Credit B^eau ^ ^
of' Greater Hewark, Inc., 2U Branford Place, Mewarii, Hw Jersey, which records
contained the following information concerning E. GELB:
GELB has resided at 86 West Alpine Street for fifteen years as
of April 7, 1941# He is married and is the President and Secreta^ of B. ffiLB
& SONS Kachineiy Dealers, 214-216 Livingston Street, Ne^ric, - '
iS fto S5o toe a warihous. on Bouts 29, Dnloa, Hew Jerejy.
this report, this fim deals in laundry mchiaes, large t alks and a^^
mstallr This firs is large and wsU-known. This report furttor ^cated
th^lifejLB’s First name is KPWARD. _ V - .-o/’.
i - : T- . The reeorde of the Identification Bureau,
PoUce Department were checked for reference to GELB by SE GBOBffl: P. BBADFIEU)
with negative results. /
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•:i>r.'^. lOJraiCK ::nr v:- ;■•-• /;- -'•':
>X42 PaullTOn Avenue
Pas^c. Hew Jereey
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SE JOHN k^ BBHRINGBER was advised by PAUL ARMSTRONG pf the
Credit Bureau of Passaic and Bergen Counties, 45 Church Street,^terson,
New Jersey that his bureau contained a report Pr. jpSEPHW^
X42 Paulison Avenue, Passaic, New Jersey# This report stated
^hatPINCK is about 50 yaars of age, has lived at the above add^ss for
the past 17 years and is an old resident of the city* He is a dentist
by profession and has his offices at 40 Market Street, Passaic, New Jewey.
He has been practicing this profession for the past 28 y^s ^ his
office is located In the poorer section of the city and he derives his . .
clientele nalnly fro® the foreign population of the city* Accord!^ to : .
this report, he owns the property at his residence address and it is ^ .
valued at |11,800« He has two daughters, in addition to his wife, who are
dependent on him for support*
SE DONALD F. PHESTCfN checked the records of the Passaic, Hew Jersey
Police Department with reference to PINCK, with negative resets*
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)rt 42nd Street
le. Mew Jersey ;
' The rtcords of the Credit Bureau of North Jersey, 615 Summit Avena#,
Union City, Hew Jersey, which covers Bayonne, were checked by SB CffiO^ L.
KRAUS they reflected^ that there was a report dated Jamiaxy 29, 1941 ,
concerning Miss SARA^TLIN, 108 Vest 42nd Street, Bayonne, New Jersey# .
According to this report. Miss S^TLIN is in her middle forties,
^nd is a teacher enqaloyed by the ^ard of education, Bayonne, New Jersey* .
She has lived at the above address for fifteen years and has a g^bd . '
reputation. She is a teacher in the Horace kann School, having been appointed
in 1913 And her salary is 13200* per year* \ j; \ V-*::
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Cfcpuin JOSEPH S17JU3B of th« BajrMin«« Hw J«r»«y, PoUe* Po^rtawi^ _
tirloid SE OBOB® 1. EBA03 that *h# rwsords of hio PoUoo Dopartoent contaiaed
no reference to Miss MATLINo
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^ML88 KAMIE GAIIA&ffiR, Credit Baremu of Cotttral Iw ^eraey^ Mew ^
j^' =•:*': Bnm^. ■«» J*rwy, •«irt»«i SB DOmiJ) F. PHESTON that *“6 re^ ^ her ^
’ ^v i / 'Doreen contained the following Infonsation eoneemi^ F* J. COFFEI, 108 north
'T;" 7' ' Street, Ketuchen, _Hew Jereejt =
•>•-:, ' to tbe records of this bureau^ OOFFBX is 44 of ^e,
tie i eif V and eon who at-hone* Re ie the owner ^and operator of the ,i.
ISKBRAL IHIWSraAL EOOIIMSNT CCMPAHT, Currier Street, Kenlo, Park, Rew Jersey
been so engaged for approadjeately 21 or 22 years According to
records, this conpany deals in Steel»Lead Break linings* W '?-
iriie records of the Matuchen, Hew Jersey, Police Department, were ^ :
checked hy SE (SBORGE F. BRADFIEU) for reference to COFFEY with negative results.
H. fJrOTVE^
^ 674 WoVlland ATezme ,
iTanllworth. New Jersey
Wer^ police, <i^ D.
Department adeleed be ms pereonall, aeq piainte d with STBOTS .tose
B3RWE.. Chief COmM edvleed that Mr. DTEVBNS la preeently retired frem the
lisr^k BeU Telqihbne Conpanjr and eUtod that Mr. STEVaiS ^
two reare ago and th^t he and hla eon hare etoee opened a “
a aoale. Chief CC»KUN sUtod that STEVEHS le a person of good character
■ ‘aiid of unqae8tioned_ loyalty# -a.-
^ the Credit Bux^u of Elisabeth, Hw Jersey, were ; . v^
Wiieeked for reference to STEWBNS with nej^tiTe result^, r-. /i-r-rv
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The recprd^-^ the Westfield, New Jersey, Police Department reflect
that one SALVATORE^^TRUZEIXA of 506 Downer Street, Weet^j^Nw Jersey
operates a garbage^ruck. According to these records, PETRUZELLA picks ^
gLbage from various residences of Westfield, Nevj Jersey, on a contract basis.
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Hoboken. J«r»ey , . ,
or ramnra? 1 THAUS wee edvieed by Mre* liATm)A\l^IONAHDj Cleric
up record concerning CHASUSS MAM. , ^
< .. Tt^ ®OBGE SOUiEDER, Hoboken, Hew JereejrJ Police Dyartae^ ^^pcd
:g GBORC^ d^rt^r^ co^^
to CHARI£5«^r:X^..- 4- v .a /^A' ^ ;
- the ricinity of 1104 Vaehing^
Wjereey rSlecte^thet 0104 WMhin^on the CH^
mark UUHDBT and it appears to be a Cleese Hand Laundry, ^
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oSSS^ttfthet
rtSlS^Sd^^'lttNQOI^ «8ides «d etated that HANGUIS- 8 «.to«.bile
license noinbep Is HH67K*
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record of KUICTIi w
'"'r^'f'^-'iii-M f^r ""-Mr ^ MTo. KBKStam, 'isslstant iSsiMiger, Cr^t -.
>%Vi5 l««l-rltU «d’n.lthir »lr. 1EH^» -
::r-r .<• taln*d on this report ims an . vr. 1HM5TBDNG Xorther v n . ' |
-V:: : - ^ nor ihe writer could aake out ^^eralng CHiRI^S MiMGOIi. S
adrised that thsre was no.lnformtion in his records c^eniax^ _
• . > . ^Wv with the Motor Vehicle Department, Trenton, Mew Jersey, "
Jt ;^-S/2r2:.5r2^'SSJXr”-
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elidcod tho weordo’of the Cr«ut ; ,
' • ■^;i,: TM.^2h Brenford mco» ItoiwA, Mew Jwehy, for.referroce to.SMITH^ _
. y J- - 1 -SB BSUJraU) checked the recorde or ine u^i.
^i^Mewark, lie.vW Brenford me«, »««*, Hew Jewey, for reference to.SKttH
with negative results*
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’tei«hoi»e water of MHIIMI M. SMITH, 744
SElS roraOHATlOS OF iMEJlICA »t 744 Broad S^t, V
imrtjer for the S. S. SWATLAMD INSORAMCB AfflUCT le ^fe^t f ^ SOOT
Llkeljt that SMITH le a repreeentaUee of the £EUS CORPORATIC
OT S^r«ri!ft)?afmiated pith the SHATI^ IMS08«(S
: :■»; i check «f FOOSE'* Wree^iiT Wiectore, «hieh
In tU'Sewark 0 «l^e. refSete that the SELAS CORTORATIOH of AM^CA hae U»
at Brie Ateme and D. Street, PhUadeli*U, PennajWa and ■ ; ,
that: the buaineea of thia concern le the aannfactnre of gaa eohtaat^ ,
^TBn#, cartttretor# and turners* , 7 ^
hms
W*(> oA^nd Avenae
nanriiin. Mew Jeraer
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All of the InTeatlf^tlon contataed in referonce to 10 ^
SA '^OUIS^. FAG^,;' . } .. . 4^ - , • A '-'i , ' ' ; ■:! '■
W Eecoida'if the Caijien Credit
^S^of «e ’ia^^ed^ u^» with Strife w>d three chUdren. a^ .
nrsis ss-^
1^810^ . orior to this he lired In Thiladelphla, Pa. ^
n,i 4 a jU Mi™ 1 .
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%ne!7; b» p<U 5 ^i#d on Hojmhnr. 23* 1943 tor > consideration
$6500 • subject a.aortgage.of ♦4400* lield by bhe Eartera ^rtgage . .
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is ireii*liked in the coBBU^ty*
V ': ' r -.Jhe Ihdices ojf the Newax^ Office were cheeked for reference to . :
’ s3i the above«®entioned contacts of BBOtHKAN but nothing of a derogeto^ ■, . ‘
' nature was uotedj except as .regards Hiss SCHWAHT211AH* ; '
\ (iAMEiK)N, Chief of tbe High EXpiosive-Prope^^^ and
Applied Plysies Otidsion* Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, Mew Jersey advised that
in Deceaber 1941, Mr. J. D* HOPm, who was in charge of the High-Explosive
Sub-Section, Picatinny Arsenal, visited the ehemieal show iddch was held in
' Mew fork City and at this show he observed an autoclave with dcjw-therm head
r xudX nanufactured by the HENDRICKS MANUFACTURING COMPANY of Carbondale, Pa. : ,
V ^ According to Mr, CAMERON, Mr, HOPPER noticed that this autoclave unit had a
^ / • unique sealing device to seal the hold where the agitator went Into the kettle
V the autoclave. This device was to pipe pressure from inside the autocUve
the outside of the agitator lihle^so that there would be pressure on boU . .
' V.; '- ‘ sides of the tole to seal both sides. Hr, CAHEBCW stated that the Arsenal
needed such an autoclave inasnuch as the usual autoclave had considerable loss
• of oressuro through this agitator hole. He advised for this reason be con- .
taeted the HENDRICKS MANUFACIUBIMG COMPANY and they sent ABRAHAM BfiOTHKAN to
the Pieatinqy Arsanad. to obtain specifications so that this autoclave could,
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; • Mrl'^C stated' that the aerifications winw given ^ ;
•! ./ mOTHMAN that .be deAlgne<i ths autocla vs , and dow-therm unit and that the
cdntrect for nanufactuw of this unit was given to the HENDRICKS MANUFACTURING ■
CCOTAAT because they suboitted the lowest hid for its wanufactpe, '^^^ ;
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ih* '.pielfle 'purpoM ior'whieh thi* ' _
unltid* porchasdd was to mnufacture othlene urea
in the iBWjSaeture of halellte, a high explosive. Mr, CilffiBSON etated that
.*<■>. this unit vas purchased by Picatinny Arsenal for the above-mntioned
specific purpose, it was a unit which dould be used for eheid^ proceesee
iTthe laboratory and that BBOTHMAH was not informed of the specific purpose
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this ecjiipoent# He advised that he fou^ in .
torai^ KAHUFACTORI^ OOMPAliT iMch indicated that BBOTHKAN had cpit ep Ain«
XoT this coiBpaEiif in appro gi wt tely j^e oy ! v.v> i.
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CAMESOH stated that a general description of the work of^t^s ’ i
;.koa.« i« that it i» eome-bat ^ '
treatilur eheadeals i^er pressure# He advis^ that in the event BROTHMAN . - ..
MceiTOd Infoimtlon aa to the aetn^ use th« •
to Bight to^e bean able to get aome Idea aa to the aaniifaetw ^
eiploaiTe, HaleUte^ He atated that the proceaa of Banuf actui^
at thie tlae hot that the autoclave unit and J®*-^**™
vi^%r0 not clasaiWed confidential aa it la totg^r^ ^
Mr. CAMESON further atated that thia unit uaa not actually need in the a^- ^. .=„
facture of ethlene urea inaamach aa a different netfaod uaa found to nanuf acture
etblene oresa
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Report of SA JOHN Ra HURPHT, Hew ToA* 4/5/59*^
. ,/ i letter from Mew fork to Director, 4/6/50»^^ : : ^
• " w ^ Philadelphia teletype to Director 6/9/50* - . / ^ ^ ?
\ ^ i', ■ ' Beport of SA TOHH A; HEBENSTHEIT, Philadelphia, 6A2/50. f 7
/Washington \{Jm phila.^^/: from me:w yqrk : ia
Mr. ITIcbelt;
Mr. Roms
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ABRAHAM BROTHMAN, ESPR.^ REPHILATEL JUNE FOUR INSTANT^ ADfoSftfG THAT GOl
GAVE MONEY TO BROTHMAN OCCASIONALLY OUT OF HIS OWN FUNDS AND WAS SOME-i^
^7- TIMES reimbursed LATER BY THE SOVIETS./ OBTAIN FULL DETAILS TROM GM.Dt*Ji
' OF SUCH TRANSACTIONS. ' reNYTEL NINTH INSTANT IN GOLD CASE MENTIONING
’■ '■ '* ■ ' ^ sf ' ' * . ‘ ■ * ■:"•■ ■, ■- •\‘ "■■ ■ ■ ■ . =. . ^
ff-; ARTHUR PVj^ER JUNE EIGHT LAST. IN THIS REINTERViEW
S? .i-KO^ WraER ALSO STATED THAT HE RECALLED HAVING SEEN GOLD, WHOM HE KNEW AS |^^
fj! * ErANK KEPPLER, in THE OFFICES OF THE CHEMURGY DEsicN CORP^, NYC, OF
;' Y .W^CH FIRM WEBER AND BROTHMAN WERE THEN MEMBERS. BROTHMAN AND WEBER^t
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j ijv ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMURGY BETWEEN ABOUT JULY, FORTYTWO TO JULY, FORTYFOUR
i-^ ik vON OCCASIONS WEBER RECALLS HAVING SEEN GOLD CONFERRING IN PRIVATE' OFis. S
Y AT CHEMURGY WHICH OFFICES WERE OFF THE MAIN ffiRAFTSMEN POOL.Siv'^ ;
' iY- BE OUESTIONED FURTHER ABOUT HIS ASSOCIATION WITH Y;:i
BROTHMAN AND THAT THIS RECOLLECTION OF WEBER BE BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTIOf
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-S. : RE PHILATEL JUNE TWELVE INSTANT IN THE GOLD CASE, ADVISING THAT GOL^- ? J
THREE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO MEET BROTHMAN AT SAM-S‘ INSTRUCtlWS^j
'•'•S'.'.." - •• ^yr-rs..J
iSi; before the actual meeting, obtain COMPLETE INFCi'RE ;UNSUCCESSFUL AT-.SSl
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FAOU' "x ^ ' r-./^ -t- S ■ -'“ ‘ '•/ • ' ■ ** t :•■^ W''--' . .'w ' ’
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iuBJECT* espionage • R . :• ■ v ^ - ;■ >A.. \ •
V:. -y, Fdt informattott dT the office^ r##elvlng copies of* this letter^
OOlip now states that his association with ABRAHAM BBOIHMAN began in about XPol
and -waa on the specific instructions of GOLD *3 then l^s^Xan super^oi^ irticn he
knew as "SAM.«. »SAM»» has b^n identified by GOID as SaiEN SEMENQV/ Previously
QOU), in interviews by Bureau agent and BROTHMAN, in ini^rviewp by agents,
had Insisted that' GOID was sent to contact BROTHMAN by iACOB QOLOS^ deceased, .
a known Soviet agent. GOIiD now s^s that he did not know G(XX)S ftnd that \
between tho time that BROTHMAN was interview #n May 29, X9U7 by agents and
the time th§\ GOLD was Interviewed the same date by agents, OOLD and -
BROTHMAN got togeihei^< and at BROTHMAN *3 insistence, GOID told the agents that^
had met BIIQ|HMAN tJnough GOLDS. ' ' ‘ ^ITiTiij ■"*
UNITED STATER GOYEJSLMMENT
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y/ ^ SOLD claims 'to have.been able to identify GOLDS* photograph when
. axbibited by the agents as a^jresuXt of the physical deseripticm qf GOLDS
fumlehed'him by BHOTHMAIiL GCE>D also now states that at the first meeting
\betiCGen him and BEOTHBi&N, BROIilMAN mentione^tbat prior to the time he,
JbrOTHMAN, had been contained by ELlZABET^k^l^TLEY, he had been contacted by
a man yibc worked for Amtorg Trading Corj(^ration, New fork. GOLD recalls
that this man was an American who, subsequently was replaced at Amtorg by a
Russian National and that the man was a personal friend of BROTHLSAN. GOLD
also recalls that the man had an ,unusual name and believes it began with an
Or a **KP and probably was an Armenian name, GOLD has never seen this
.mahk . .• •• .
In view of the above, information which indicates that BROTHMAN had :
■been under Soviet direction for several- years before meeting GOID and because
Of his known espionage association with it is requested that affiees
recelvihg copies of this letter exhibit^4S^HMAN*S photograph, as well as that'
«£ his present business partner, MIRIjJ^^^OSKOVTET^ to informants within ^
their -'respective field office territories which Iriformants are listed in SjyC
letter dated 1950 and entitled "ESPIONAGE AND XUIERNAt SECURITY INm«
nKSTROYEU i ^
rOPJCS DESTROYED
106 mar 6 1963
2co Baltimore (Encs. 2}
2ac. Boston (Enos. 2)
2cc Charlotte (Encs. 2)
2oc Cincinnati (Encs. 2)
2cc Cleveland (Encs. 2)
2oc Detroit' (Encs. 2)
2ec Houston (Encs. 2)
2cc Los Angeles (Encs. 2}
2cc Miami (Encs* 2)
2co' Mlnneaj^lla (Encs 2)
2eo Seattle (Encs. 2)
2oo Washington Field (Encs
GAnON5
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IMBtter to Director
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The New Tork Office in accordance with referenced Bureau letter will
exhibit copies of these photographs to Informazits, loca,ted within the New York
Office territory, - . ^
For the specific attention of ths Baltimore Office, it IS being -
pointed out toat TUHITTAKEK CHAMBERS was exhibited an old photograph (1933) . " .
of BROTHMAN, and no identification was effected. It is requested now that this
current surveillance photograph of BROTHMAli be shown to CHAMBERS and that
hie comments be obtained. . - : -
The Charlotte Office is requested to exhibit BROTHpN'S and MOSKOWITZ*
photograph to'
exhibit these
^an^tii^iinneapolis Office is requested to
The Los
or the Lo
s Office is reaue
and
Off
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in addition to the informants
letter^ i
CONF HASHIRGTON ARF «FO 1 FROM HEtt TOBK 14 12
W.L INFORMATlOJt COSTAIN
URGENT herein IS UKOASSto
RY^
ABRAHAM BROTUMAM, ESPR. FOR INFO NEH HAVEN, GOLBHAS BEEN FURNISHING
CONSIDERABLE DATA RE SUBJ INDICATING BROTHHAN-S XN0VL£DGe/0F/G0LD-S ■}
ACTIVITIES AND POSSIBLE PARTICIPATION OF ^UBJ IN ESPIONAGE ACTIVITIES.^
i
1.
•^INTERVIEW WITH BROTHMAN CONTEMPLATED IN IMMEDIATE FUTURE. GOLD HAS
Q|r MINTIONED OBTAINING INFO FROM BROTHMAN IN EARLY. FORTYTB 9 , RE BUNA - S
PROCESS. INVESTIGATION NOW REFLECTS THAT BROTHMAN CLAIMS TO HAVE
DESIGNED BUNA - S SYNTHETIC RUBBER PLANT FOR US RUBBER CO. AT
NAUGATUCK, CONN,., IN FORTY AND FORTYONE AND BUNA S SYNTHETIC RUBBER
PLANT FOR THE DEFENSE PLANTS CORP. FORTYONE AND FORTYTWO. ARTHUR ‘
P^)!hEBER IN REINTERVIEW JUNE EIGHT LAST STATED THAT IN ABOUT FORTYONE
JOHN H. C. WENDES THE CHIEF ENGINEER, US RUBBER. PLANT, NAUGATUCK,
RmUESTED HENDRIC{C MANUFACTURING CO., NY, BROTHMAN-S W WEBER-S .
EMPLOYER AT THAT TIME, TO DESIGN EOUIPMENT TO BE USED IN SYNTHETIC
RUBBER PLANT, WEBER STATED THAT HE. AND BROTHMAN WORKED ON "CONTINUOUS
PROCESS" AND DESIGNED CERTAIN EftUIPMENT, ETC THEREAFTER. THEY PRE-
PARED A REPORT, ON THEIR FINDINGS AND LATER HENDRICK CO. REJECT^ iQrFER
ft US GOVT TO MANUFACTURE EQUIPMOiT APPLYING THE CWTINUOUS PROCESS ~
FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER V '^NEW''rAVEN REOUESTED TO
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SUBJECT. ABRAHAM BBonoftH IS UNCLASSIFIED
Rdlet to Director fr<B New Tork dated June I3» 1950 reqneatiog jiiotographe.
of ABRAHAM BROTHMAH and MIRIAM MOSKOHITZ be diepLsyed to loToivants Ueted In SAC
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certain materi^ rev contained * . a Customs . ^
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RESTAURANT. LOOK, WE DON-T HAVE MUCH TIME. LOOK, HARRY, YOU-VE GOT
TO GET THIS STRAIGHT. YOU-VE GOT TO TELL THE SAME SRY I TOLD- ABOUT,:/
HOW WE B^Tj ^ L OOK, DID YOU KNOW THIS GUY,\jOHN** UNQOOTE. GOLD SAID HE
FEL? ThS-T BROTHMAN W/Ts NOT REFERRING TOl^AKOVLEV. GOLD SAID THAT HE.‘:
FEL? ThSj §^0THM_AN W/Ts NOT REFERRING TO^AKOVVEV. GOLD SAID T1
MIG^’Tl^E (g^ID to BROTHMAN QUOTE^ NO, WHAT WAS HE LIKE UNQUOTE
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BRO]|MtJLSAi» ;aUOTE, LOOK, HARRY. YOU-VE GOT TO GET THIS DFSCRTPT IQ N _
STRA^HT^N^OTt. ‘BROTHMAN THEN DESCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH SHOWN BY AGENTS I
■nhi BRO‘ntoAN,.OF'|lAN BROTHMAN REFERRED TO AS JOHN. BROTHMAN DESCRIBED . |
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j: AS A SMALL, WIZENED SORT OF FELLOW, WITH REDDISH HAIR AND A RE- J
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•|j BROTHMAN TOLD GOLD TOAT JOHN-S NAME WAS S OHFTHTNG
' '' r>^‘* l.lKE spelled. GOLLUS H. AFTER DESCRIBING ^OHN, BROTHMAN WANTED TO KNOW
_ ' IF GOLD QUOTE GOT THAT U hm ^TE .''-^ WHICH GOgP SAp THAT HE DID .- v ' ' :fr|
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BROTHMAN HOW FBI GOT PHOTOGRAPH OF GOLD AND BROtHMAN. BROTHMAN SAID, '
QUOTE''iDON-TKNOW, THEY-VE got THEM DASH A LOT OF THEM DASH PHOTO -
GRAPHS OF FBI UNQUOTE. GOLD STATED THAT Ai THIS TIME, HE BECAME ^
WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBILITY FBI HAD PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIM AND/OR SAM AND
YAKOVLEV. ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THIS LIMITED CONVERSATION, BROTHMAN
SAID QUOTE ’S OMEONE HAS RATTED D ASH I T MUST BE THAtVhELEN UNQUOTE*'
PARENTHESIS (eLIZABETI^ENTLEY^ ^ARENTHESIS . BROTHMAN ALSO SAID DURING
THIS CONVERSATION QUOTE'^T HOSE FELLOWS OUT THERE ARE GOING TO SEE YOU
DASH THEY MAY BE ON THEIR WAY OUT THERE PARENTHESIs(br'0THMAN-S ■ ■
LABORATORY^MRENTHESIS {JOwf' I PROMISED THEM I WOULD NOT TALK WIT H "' ■'I
YOU. SO DON-T LET ON THAT WE -VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. Y OU-VE GOT TO COV ER
ME UP AND TELL THEM THE SAME STORY THAT I TOLD YOU UNQUOTE. GOLD SAID!
BROTHMAN PRACTICALLY PUSHED HIM OUT OF OFFICE ABOUT TIME FULL IMPORT ^
OF CONVERSATION HAD JUST BEEN REALIZED, BY GOLD, WHO WANTED TO TALK* |
FURTHER ON MA'TTER, BUT BROTHMAN INSISTED HE LEAVE. GOLD WENT BA CK : J
T O LABORATORY AND ON THE WAY OUT THERE, THOUGHT OF THE CARTErVhOODLESsI
STORY TO THR EFFECT THAT HOODLESS OF PENNA SUGAR," ORIGINALLY INTRO- |
DUCED GOLD TOlfcOLQS. GOLD SAID THAT SHORTLY BEFORE AGENTS 'ARRIVED 1
END PAGE TWO
ij ^ORATORY AMD ADVISED GOLD THAT ABE~ HAP' GONE HOME WITH A SPLITTIN G p r j ^
HOlDACHf.* GOLD WAS THEN INTERVIEM'ED BY FBI AGENTS, AT WHICH TIME
AGENTS AT THA T TIME. GOLD BELIEVES INTERVIEW WITH AGENTS CONCLUDED A-
BOUT NINE PM* BETWEEN NINE AND NINE THlRTTj_MO^OWlT^ J^Q ,, \
RETURNED TO BRO*
iOTHMAN. CAME OUT TO LAB. GOLD STATES
THEY MAY HAVE CALLED FIRST TO SEE IF AGENTS GOIffi, BUT CAN-T RECALL. . ^
THE THREE DROVE TO RESTAURANT Q UOTE SUNNY -S OF CHINATOWN UNQUOTE ^
O N . QUEENS. BXVD- REGO PARK. GOLD SAID BROTHMAN MUCH MORE CHEERFUL
than EARLIER IN DAY AND W ANTED TO KNOW HOB GOLD HAD PAR RIED OFF CON-
VE RSATION WTTH AGEN TS. MOSKOWITZ RPOTHMAN .THAT Gffl.B.JlADnACTF D ..
rYTBFMFLY NONCHALANT . GOLD RECALLS TELLING BROTHMAN PRACTICALLY
NOTHING IN MOSKOWITZ-S PRESENCE, BUT LATER, UPON RETURNIN^TOJ;^, r,
MOSKOWITZ HAD GONE OUT FOR COFFEE OR-SOMETHING, AND G Op ACT ^ BROT H M AN ;
BEGAN TALKING ABOUT THEIR STORIES TO AGENTS,. DURING THIS CONVERSATION
IN THE LAB. BROTHMA>4 SAID , QUOt£ LOOK, HARRY, I-VE GOT TO KNOW^LL
ab out YOU. W HAT CAN THEY F IND OUT THAT I DON-T KNOW ^UNQUOTE. GOLD '
SAID THAT AT THIS TIME HE TOLD BROTHMAN THAT IN REALITY HE HA^VER
' been MARRIED AND ALSO THAT HIS BROTHER WAS STILL ALIVE AND HAD NOT - .
B^ KILLED IN THE PACIFIC AND FURTHER, THAT HARR^ G^D LIVED WITH HIS
FAMILY IN PHILA. GOLD RECALLS THAT BROTHMAN HAD MADE MANY RECRIMINAT-
IONS FOR GOLD-S HAVING TOLD THESE FALSEHOODS BUT BROTHMAN DID NOT THINK
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THESE POINTS VOULD BE SERIOUS. GOLD SAID EKK HE DID NOT HAVE ANY
TIME TO QUESTION BROTHMAN ABOUT THE STORY WHICH THE LATTER HAD
TOLD TO THE AGENTS, STATING THAT T HE GREATER PORTION OF THE CONVE R-
SATION^-efiBSfWSHt CONSISTED OF GOLD-S TELLING HIS STORY TO BROTHMAN
■ REL ATIVE TO SUCH INDIVIDUALS AS CARTER HOODLESS, THE MEETING AT THE
A MERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY AND JACO^ GOLUS. GOLD SAID AT THIS PO INT
THEY KBBKtSSaXSHL REALIZED THAT TH ERE WAS A DISCREPA NCY IN THE STOR-
IKS T HTO !B f THAT THEY HAD TOLD, THAT GOLD STATED TO THE AGENTS THAT HE
HAD MET BROTHMAN IN NINETEEN FORTYON Ei AND BROTHMAN HAD STATED TO THE
AGENTS THAT HE HAD MET GOLD IN NINETEEN FORTY, GOLD SAID HE AND
BROTHMAN DECIDED TO BELITTLE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS DISCREPANCY AND
THAT AT THAT TIME, BROTHMAN T OLD HIM THAT HE COULD ALWAYS USE T HE
EXCUSE THAT HIS, MEMORY WAS FAULTY. GOLD SAID THAT THIS WAS A PHRASE
RELATIVE TO ANY tWEfl
BROTHMAN SUBSEQUENTLY USED MANY TIKES
«K STATEMENTS THEY MIGHT MAKE WHICH WERE IN CONFLICT. GOLD SAID THAT
BROTHMAN ALSO SEEMED CONCERNED THAT GOLD W IGHT HAVE HAD OTHER DEALINGS
IN HIS ASSOCIATION WITH THE SOVIETS, WITH WHICH BROTHMAN WAS MOT
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FAMILIAR. GOLD SAID THAT BROTHMAN MAY HAVE FORMED THIS OPINION AS A
RESULT OF THE SIX OR SEVEN YEAR ACQUAINTANCE OF THE TWO OF THEM. GOLD
ALSO SAID THAT BROTHMAN SEEMED WORRIED THAT HE WOULD BECOM E INVOLVED
W ITH THE FBI BECAUSE OF HiS KNOWN ASSOCIATION WITH GOLD . GOLD SAID
AT THIS TIME HE ASSURED BROTHMAN THAT NO ONE KNEW OF ANY OF GOLD-S
OTHER ACTIVITIES AND SUGGESTED TO BROTHMAN THAT THE LATTER NOT MENTION
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■ ANY OTHER A rTTUTTirS or CQl.n TM FRONT OF ACT OWE. PARTICULAR_LY MOS-
• KOWITZ. THE RE BAS NO FURTHER CONVERSATION A T THIS TIKE ABOUT GOL D-S
ACT IVITIES B TTH THT- SOUTETS OTHER THAN HTS. WITH BROTHHAK. GOLD TOL D
BROTHMAN THAT FACT THAT GOLD USED FICTITIOUS NAME OF FRANljCKESSLER
BOOK AND GOLD DOING THE CHEMICAL BACKGROUND » BROJHMAN OFFERED THIS
AS ADDITIONAL EXCUSE FOR THEIR ASSOCIATION PRIOR TO TIME GOLD BECA ME
EMPLOYED BY BROTHMAN* GOLD SAID HE HAD BEEN VERY DUBIOUS
ABOUT THIS STORY AND BELIEVES ONLY TIME HE EVER USED IT WAS WHEN
QUESTIONED BY AGENTS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS CONfESSSlON IN FUCHS
MATTER. GOLD SAID THAT A GOOD PART OF THE CONVERSATION DEALT WITH
BROTHMAN GIVING SEVERAL JjAMES M ENTIONED TO HIJl BY AGENTS SHANNON AND
b-BRlEN . GOLD RECALLS THAT »»■ ONE OF THESE NAMES HAS
^ASgR. GOLD SAID THAT
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r^ BROTHMAN asked HIM IF HE, GOLD HAD EVER USED ANY OF THESE NAMES, TO 0
„•■:• jii I . ..,- • • .!■ II ■'■ " - '■■ ' " ■' "' ' ; *r**— *™*' "' '"■*" '* *■
HHICH GOLD ANSWERED NEGATIVELY, GOLD SAID THAT NAMES HE CANNOT.
RECALL AT PRESENT HE BELIEVES HE SAW IN NEWSPAPERS CARRYING STORIES OF
THE GJ PROCEEDINGS RELATIVE TO INFO SUPPLIED BY ELIZABETH BENTLEY*
G OLD SAID THAT HE RECALLS THAT THE OPENING REMARK BY BROTHMAN WHEN .
THEY WERE IN THE CHINESE RESTAURANT WA S AS FO LLO WS QUOT^* H ARRY, YOU
DON-T BLAME ME FOR HAVING BROUGHT YOUR NAME INTO THIS, DO YOU. I- v
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BEGINNING^IjNQUOTE. gold said BROTHMAN LATER REPEATED THIS REMARK
SHORTLY BEFORE GOLD TESTIFIED BEFORE THE GJ. ‘GOLD SAID HE WAS DRIVEN
.'•i
TO PA STATION THATOIGHT BY BROTHMAN. GOLD SAID EITHER MOSKOWITZ DROVE
AND COLD AND BROTHMAN SAT IN BACK, OR BROTHMAN DROVE, WITH GOLD IN FRONT]
SEAT AND MOSKOWITZ IN BACK. GOLD SAID THAT BROTHMAN MADE SOME REMARK
ABOUT possibility' FBI HAD INSTALLED SOME RECORDING DEVICE IN HIS AUTO,
St c<«wv£/ej^-r/*/v '
iWAS SOMEWHAT LIMITED THERE. GOLD SAID THAT SEVERAL TIMES ON WAY .
TO STATION.' BROTHMAN SAID QUOTE WHAT KIND OF A DAMN FOO. IS IT WHO
BRINGS PEOPLE OUT TO WORK WITH HIM IN THE LABORATORY WHO ARE
^ CONNECTED WITH THIS BUSINESS DASH BUT NOT ONLY THAT. BUT HE GOES
r i- _ '111 TIM 111 IWMIMiMPI— 1 .^— — r~^
AND GETS HIM JOBS IN PHILADELPHIA UNQUOTE. ' GOLD SAID THAT THIS
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STATEMENT OF BROTHMAN REFERRED TO T0^i^LACK WHO ,HA'D ON SEVERAL
OC CASIONS COME UP FROM PHILA TO ASSIST GOLD IN THE LABORATORY AND
that THE EXPRES SION QUOTE THIS BUSINE SS U NQUO T E REFERRED TO SO VIET
ESPIONAGJ
C OL D SAID THIS REMARK OF BROTHMAN-S MADE WH gUI TE
I ncensed and because he had br ought black around to brothma n-s
UNDER B IDD ING AND BLACK HAD PROVED EXCEEDINGLY USEFUL
IN ASSISTING IN THE LEGITIMATE WORK AT BROTHMAN ASSOCIATES. GOLD
SAID BLACK HAD ALWAYS COME UP FROM PHILA PROMPTLY AND AT HIS OWN
EXPENSE AND HAD NEVER BEEN REIMBURSED FOR THESE EXPENSES NOR PAID
FOR HIS SERVICES. GOLD SAID, AS PREVIOUSLY EXPLAINED TO AGENTS,
HE HAD ASSISTED IN GETTING BLACK A CONIJECTION WITH THE CHARLES
BERG CO. IN PHILA. G OLD SAID HE DOES NOT RECALL WHETHER THE NA ME
BLAC K WAS ACTUALLY MENTIONED OR WHETHER THE MENTION WAS CONFINED
TO THE NAME TOM, BUT STAT ED THAT BOTH HE AND BROTHMAN WERE TALKIN G
ABOUT TOM BLACK. GOLD SAID THAT BROTHMAN ASKED HIM IF BLACK
HAD EVER USED THE NAMES HARRY SILVERMASTER, ETC., AS GIVEN TO
BROTHMAN BY AGENTS AND G OLD SAID BROTHMAN GAVE HIM DEFINITE IM -
PRESSION THAT HE BELIEVED BLACK WAS THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE
WHOLE S^PING SETUP. GOLD SAID BROTHMAN MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN THIS
IDEA FROM THE FACT THAT BLACK WAS A VERY CLOSE MOUTHED PERSON WITH
RESPECT TO ANY OTHER MATTERS EXCEPT THE CHEMICAL BUSINESS ON HAND
IN THE LAB. GOLD STATED ADDITIONAL REASON BROTHMAN SUSPECTED
H,ACK WAS POSSIBLY GOLD-S ESTREME AND OBVIOUS ATTACHMENT TO BLACK
AS GOLD WAS CONSTANTLY PRAISING BLACK-S ABILITY AS A CHEMIST.
GOLD SAID DURING THIS CONVERSATION BROTHMAN WAS EXTREMELY BITTER
END PAGE SEVEN
ABOUT BLACK-S ECCENTRIC BEHAVIOR. GOLD SAID THAT BY THIS BEHAVIO^' ’'^^
. . - . .. .. . -
‘ ' l-'.v
TO BLACK-S RAT, SNAKeJ CMSf, ^ETC WHICH HE j
KPT IN HIS APARTMENT. GOLD SAID BROTHMAN STATED'^HAT SUCH UNUSUAL-
^ ^ ^ ^ oxivinrinw TllAT oUCH UNIJ
ABESUliT.II
, -.™.^°f T"^..^^^^.^*T?'®S 'wklCH BROTHMAN made about , -. a
FOR BLACK“S ASSISTANCE AT THE LAB^ A FIST FIGHT BETWEENri^
T.i: : RESULTED AND ONLY BY 4 hE INTERCESSION OF
M0SK0WIT2 WAS SUCH A FIGHT AVERTED^ GOLD STATED THAT HE WENT TO
i-.
P HILA« AND RETURNED TO NYC SUNDAY NIGHT « GOLD, THE BROTHMANS
INCLUDING CHILDREN WENT TO BROTWMAM-t! jgiiM^jrp H^riF
IN TOUCH WITH GIBB
IN PEEKSKILL. GOLD Ap IMPRESSION THAT OVER WEEKEND BROTHMAN ‘HAD BE EN
I^^^IEEDLEMAN. ATTY FOR AMTORG RELATIVE TO THTS '- .
t.
M^R but states THAT BROTHMAN TOLD NEEDLEMAN VERY LITTLE OF FACTS.
GOLD RECALLS NEEDLEMAN SUGGESTED TO BROTHMAN. SHOULD LATTER BE '
RECONtAC-TED BY AGENTS THAT HE TELL AGENTS THAT HE WAS TOO BUSY TO
SEE THEM, AT PEEKSKILL, BROTHMAN AND GOLD AGREED THAT IT WAS B EST
TO GIVE APPEARANCE OF TRYING TO COOPERATE WITH THE FBT . GOLD TOLD -
BROTHMAN THAT OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, FORTY SEVEN IN PHILA,,
FBI AGENTS HAD SEARCHED GOLD-S HOUSE. BROTHMAN DID NOT SEEM CON-
CERNED ABOUT THIS SEARCH BUT WAS CONCERNED AS TO WHETHER G OLD HAD
TURNED OVER TO AGENTS ANY DRAWINGS OR BLUEPRINTS WHICH BROTHMAN HAD
GIVEN TO GOLD WHILE BROTHMAN EMPLOYED AT HENDRICK. BROTHMAN SEEMED
ESPECIALLY CRITICAL OF FACT THAT GOLD HAD GONE HOME THAT WEEKEJTO
AND SEEMED CERTAIN THAT GOLD HAD GONE HOME FOR PURPOSE OF DESTROYING
INCRIMINATING DOCUMEN'K RELATING TO BROTHMAN. GaD SAID HE CAN-T
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FIRST NAME WAS TOM AND-TJTr HIS tAST NAME WAS
RECALLS THAT MR. FOWLER HAMILTON IS A MEMBER OF THI •
SAID BROTHMAN TOLD THIS LAWYER THE SAME STORY WHICH BROTHMAN HAD ■ .
SAID BROTHMAN lui. ^ . TESTIFYING BROTHMAnI
given TO FBI agents WHEN FIRST CONTACTED. BEFORE TESTIFY I |
ASKO. COLD SEVERAl'tIMES IF GOLD HAD TOLD BROTHMAN EVERYTHING . ^
OR WOULD BROTHMAN get CAUGHT SHORT WHILE TESTIFYING. GOLD SAI ^
HE SAW BROTHMAN ON HE ... .KVES THE LATE EVENING AFTER BROT^ HAD
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6J nfty llULl Ui — -
:r7;;np »rys had hammered these facts at theju ryjo.shoi^
tendencies who wAS Uim thej^^
— ^ AA1 P A Tift
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nun Hn m.p become ENGAGE D IN ESPIONAGE ACTIVITIK. GOLD SAI
_ a'^^H MAN WAS^tELL Pl'eASED AT HIS OWN BEHA ^I^FFORE THE GJ SmiNG
«r had neither cringed, flinched, nqr begged gold said
25
i ^ BROTHMAN TOLD HIM THAT IN HIS OPINION THE. GJ_ HAD BEEN flUOTE STUFFED
C-j^^^TO THE GILLS WITH STORIES_ OF SPYING UNQUOTE. GOLD^SAIDJIE^ASKED . , -
■^ BROTHMAN IF HIS G OLD-S NAME HAD BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE THE GJ AND vr ■
^"bROTHMAN assured him" it 'had" NO f . gold SAID IT WAS BROTHMAN-S ‘ -iriy
i-Ll- . . .. -i ’ . W.
UNDERSTANDING^ FROM EITHER THE ATTORNEYS OR SOMEONE ELSE THAT BROTHMAN
HAD ONLY COME INTO THIS AT THE TAIL END OF GJ PROCEEDING AND BROTHMAN :
WAS AMONG LAST WITNESSES TO BE CALLED.' "GOL D SAlB THREE 'OR FOUR 7 '% j
WEEKS AFTER THIS HE GOT HIS SUMMONS TO TESTIFY BEFORE GJ. ' GOLD SAID
HE HAD RETURNED FROM LIBRARY IN NYC ABOUT TEN OR ELEVEN PM ARRIVING yS
.A AT BROTHMAN-s'*’ OFFICE. SOMEONE IN LAB HAD BROUGHT BROTHMAN THE SUMMON^"
m\
A
MAILED TO GOLD AT LAB ADDRESS. BROTHMAN SAID QUOTE LOOK HARR Y » .
DON'T BE SCARED OR FFIGHTENED, BUT YOU-RE GOING TO BE CALLED
BEFORE THE GJ DASH YOU DON-T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT DASH WE-LL G
OVER THE STORY TOGETHER AND AS LONG AS YOU TELL THE SAME STORY THAT .
I - .1.- . . ^ ., -. . .
it DigEVERYTHING WILL BE OK *llNQUOTE. GOLD SAID HE WENT TO LAB ' . .
AND WORKED UNTIL FIVE OR SIX AM THE FOLLOWING MORNING. , GOLD SAID HE’ -
ORIGINALLY WANTED TO GO VISIT HIS FAMILY IN PHILA IMMEDIATELY AFTER .
SEEING SUMMONS BUT BROTHMAN TOLD GOLD THAT BROTHMAN HAD MADE APPOINT-
MENT FOR GOLD TO SEE THE ATTORNE Yj>sIOM LNU THE FOLLOWING MORNING.. ..
GOLD SAID HE SAW TOM THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND TOLD TOM SAME STORY .
I: THAT HE H AD TOLD AGENTS . GOLD SAW BROTHMAN THAT EVENING ABOUT ELEVEN
.,y. . t twelve pm in BROTHMAN-S office, gold wanted to talk with BROTH- :
J • ^ HIS TESTIMONY THE FOLLOWING DAY BUT BROTHMAN TALKED WITH A
• ■•;■ ■■ • ■* ' ■ ■ ■ '' ‘
^ NUMBER OF HiS EMPLOYEES AND THEN SUGGESTED THAT GOLD AND BROTHMAN
< DRIVE MOSKOWITZ HOME. WHILE IN CAR GOLD KEPT REMINDING
' . END PAGE TEN . ,
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THAT THEY HAD SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT '^a.TALK ABOUT I.-,r,:‘
-i., tV v'” ' - '-■ ' ’ "XT t ■— ■ .'. * '. "7 'J 7 *1, ■*^‘C-.- * ^ ,
J- .. ' BUT BROTHMAN KEPT^ IT OFF AND WENT INTO A
^ M^ TXON ON POLITICAL THEORY AND THE DECLINING STATE „OF^; CAPITAL iSMvV-^ir^i
SAID BROTHMAN AtTO GOjLP ARRIVED AT BHOTHIMN-S^GARAGE ^ A^
OT DAY GOLD VaS TO TESfirY. ‘'raEY BEGAN WALKING IN NEIGHBORHOOD
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■ ''• -71 -w* -> * ■' •-* i ” ^ -~ ' —..•••"• ’ p '■ ■ -‘ Tv-.. '• ••, . ■ ' . -■'
OF BROTHMAN HOME. BROTHMAN SEEMD NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT GOLD OR
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN BEFORE GJ-ALTHOUGH GOLD STATED HE WANTED TO
TALK ABOUT IT, GOLD SAID BROTHMAN TOLD HIM IF HE WERE TO BE CON- :'t
.""■v--’'." -—i" T .T
FRONTED WITH SOME CONFLICTING STATEMENT OR DATE IN HIS TESTIMONY' T;..
HE WAS TO USE. THE EXCUSE THAT IT HAD ALL HAPPENED SOME YE ARS AGO
AND HE HAD A FAULTY MEMORY. DURING THIS WALK GOLD SAID HE AGAIN
REPEATED TO BROTHMAN THE STORY WHICH GOLD HAD GIVEN TO AGENTS IN 1 :
INTERVIEW AND THE STORY WHICH HE PLANNED TO TELL THE GJ THAT DAY .
WHEN HE WOULD TESTIFY. GOLD SAID
ALSO INSTRUCTED HIM
ON HOW TO BEHAVE BEFORE THE GJ. THAT IS HIS DEMEANOR. ETC . GOLD
TOLD BROTHMAN THAT. ON OCCASIONS IN PAST HE HAD TAKEN RR A ND ■
PLANE TRIPS AND POSSIBLY FBI COULD LOCATE RECORDS OF THIS. GOLD.
STATED HE DID NOT COME OUT AND SAY THAT TRIPS WERE IN CONNECTION
WITH HIS SOVIET ESPIONAGE ACTIVITY BUT THAT IT WAS UNDERSTOOD BY
BOTH OF THEM. BROTHMAN ASSURED GOLD THAT IT WOULD BE VERY UN-
LIKELY ANY RECORD OF SUCH TRIPS COULD BE FOUND IN VIEW OF -
NU^ BER OF PEOPLE TR AV ELLING AT THAT TIME. GOLD SAID AT THIS TIME
WS. BROTHMAN WAS RESIDING BROTHMAN-S SUMMER HOME, PEEKSKILL, ..
NY," SO THAT GOLD AT BROTHMAN-S REQUEST WAS LIVING WITH BROTHMAN.
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GOLD SAID SOME SEEKS PREVIOUS TO THIS TIME BROTHiWN HAD TOLD’’gOLD ff
.- • ” , , ' “ ■•■■'." '". ‘
fMAT FBI AGENTS HAD BEEN AROUND , TO SEE JULESifKORCHEIN AND THAT .>^
..S
t KORCHEIN HAD IDENTIFIED GOLD AS FRANK KESSLER, GOLD REMONSTRATED tflTH^
-. -^^ BROTHMAN and asked why BROTHMAN had not seen KORCHEIN IMMEDIATELY- v, .
-- .- j.--:,-
■ AND TELL KORCHEIN TO FORGET ABOUT GOLD USING FICTITIOUS NAME OF FRANK
KESSLERi BROTHMAN SAID IT MERELY SLIPPED HIS MIND. BROTHMAN
AND Ga,D AGAIN DISCUSSED LATTER-S USE OF NAME FRANK KESSLER AND AGREED
THAT REICH STORY SAS A GOOD ONE. GOLD SAID AFTER TVO HOURS SLE^ T f;.' "
HE DRESSED AND WAS READY TO LEAVE BROTHMAN RESIDENCE TO GO TO TESTIFY
BEFORE GJ AND BROTHMAN WHO WAS. STILL IN BED, WISHED GOLD LUCK AND
AGAIN STATED QUOTE TOOK HARRY YOU DON-T HOLD IT AGAINST ME FOR
HAVING BROUGHT YOU INTO THIS. DO YOU UNQUOTE ♦ GOLD SAID AFTER HE
TESTIFIED BEFORE THE GJ HE WENT TO S££ THE LAWYER TOM LNU AND GAVE
BROTHMAN-S office and BROTHMAN AND GOLD HAD DINNER AT ANTON TOKARSKIS
RESTAURANT AT QUEENS PLAZA. GOLD GAVE BROTHMAN IN OUTLINE FORM
ORALLY GOLD-S TESTIMONY AT WHICH TIME GOLD TOLD BROTHMAN HE THOUGHT '
HE HAD SUCCEEDED IN PUTTING ACROSS TO GJ THE FACT THAT GOLD WAS A
BLUNDERER AND IN A VERY WEAK FASHION THAT GOLD MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE
BEEN IMPLICATED PARENTHESIS IN SOVIET ESPIONAGE. PARENTHESIS* GOLD
SAID BROTHMAN HAD BEEN VISITED A COUPLE OF TIMES BY OTHER FBI
2; " AGENTS FOLLOWING BROTHMAN-S TESTIMONY BEFORE THE GJ. GOLD RECALLS
- iT'-’V • - - * ,•- ' - • ■ , •’ •■'7
THE LAST NAME OF ONE OF THESE AGENTS AS ^WN. BROTHMAN TOLD GOLD
r*'.' THE AGENTS HAD QUESTIONED HIM IN GREAT DETAIL RELATIVE TO BROTHMAN-S
T'- • • k. V - •
ASSOCIATION HITf^LUINE A
BER. BROTHMAN TOLD GOLD THAT HE
PAGE THIRTEEN!©
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WHAT A LIAR WEBER WAS
TOLD THEM ABOUT THE TIME THAT WEBER
-TOOK A REPORT PREPARE , BY BROTOMAN, TORE OTP TITLE,^AGE OP.
v^^^SffORT AND PUT ftlS OWN NAME^ WEBER-S IN BROTHMA^' PLACE, _ AND^}
PUBLISHED ARTICLE. GOLD SAID ABOUT TIME THAT SHANNON AND 0-BRIEN
aUESTiONED BHOTH^N 'aN^ a’ COUPLE OP MONTHS 'HAD PASSED WHEN ’
GOLD RECEIVED NO PAY POR WORK AT BROTHMAN-S THERE WAS SOME PIS - '
CUSSION ABOUT GO-D LEAVING BROTHMAN-S EMPLOYMENT BUT APTER AGENTS
VISIT BROTHMAN TOLD GOLD THA T LATTER
EVENT THEY WERE QUESTIONED PURTHER BY FBI AGENTS THEY COULD CHECK
UP WITH EACH OTHER ON THEIR STORIES TO AGENTS . GOLD SAID WHEN HE
FINALLY LEFT BROTHMAN IN JUNE FORTYEIGHT’ BROTHMAN WANTED GOLD TO'
GO OVER HIS STORY OOT MORE TIME BUT GOLD SAID THERE WAS NO POINT
IN IT BECAUSE HE WAS WELL ACQUAINTED WITH STORY. ONE OF BROTHMAN-S
— ■ ,
FINAL REMARKS WAS QUOTE REMEMBER WHEN THE ROVER BOYS COME AROUND
YOU WANT TO TELL THE SAME STORY YOU DID BEFORE UNQUOTE. GOLD SAID
BROTHMAN MAY HAVE ADDED_QUOTE**DON-T PULL A LOUIS BUDENZ UNQUOTE.
BROTHMAN MAY HAVE ADDEDQUOTE DON-T PULL A LOUIS BUDENZ UNQUOTE.
GOLD SAID ABOVE REMARKS WERE MADE BY BROTHMAN IN SUCH A WAY THAT
THEY APPEARED TO IMPLY A THREAT. GOLD ADVISED AGENTS THAT THAT
WAS ALL HE COULD RECALL CONCERNING CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN HIMSELF
AND BROTHMAN RELATIVE TO THEIR STORIES TO FBI AGENTS AND THE GJ.
• ■ GOLD THEN ADVISED AGENTS THAT HE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL INFO CON-. '•
CERNING BROTHMAN OF WHICH HE DECIDED TO INFORM THE AGENTS. GOLD
SAID THAT SHORUY AFTER HE CAME TO WORK FOR BROTHMAN HE HAD LET
D ROP THE FACT THAT BE. HAD OBTAINED IN FO^OH-AJOMIG- ENERQ Y. GOLD ,
SAID IT WAS STATED'IN SUCH A W^ THAT BROTHMAN REALIZED THAT GOLD
END PAGE THIRTEEN
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’ PAGE FOURTEENJ^I^^
, ‘‘“'^~HAD BbT AIiS'i^ with SOVIET ESPlo}lAGE. GOLD SAID^ ;.,• j
. T HrPr HAS LITTLE OR NO CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS AT THAT TIME AND THAT
j EX^ANATIOM CAN GIVE AS TO WHY HE LEt'iT DRo£.HAS THAT HErK./ ^
SO NgIbi T ri BRQTHMAN^E MUSt'^HAVE IET HlS GUARD 4 -|
HE SAID AT THAT. TIME HE HAD TaD NO ONE INCLUDING THOMAS
N(^ACK about his CONNECTION with ATOMIC ENERGY.' GOLD SAID IN THE
VERY EARLY PART OF AU GUST, PROBABLY THE FIRST WEEK OF AUG., FORTY SIX,
BROTHMAN ASKED HIM THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL FROM WHOM GOLD
GOLD TOLD BROTHMAN IT
BEST
NOt FOR BROTHMAN TO KNOW BUT BR OTHMAN SAIP'. QUOTE'lOOk; I-M ^
PRYING ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS WAS HE AN AMERICAn' ^NQUOTE. GOLD SAID
THAT HE ANSWERED BY SAYING NO BUT QUALIFIED ANSWER BY SAVING THAT , , ^
T HE MAN MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN ENGLISHMAN . COLD SAID THAT UPON THIS -
OCCASION A S A RESULT OF CONTINUED QUESTIONING AND PRYING BY BROTH-
MAN. GOLD IN HIS WEARINESS MAY HAVE T OLD BROTHMAN THAT THE IND IVIDUAL j
WAS KLAU^FUCHS. GOLD SAID HE RECALLS THAT BROTHMAN WHISTLED IN " J
S URPRIS^E AND SAID THAT HE KNEW OF FUCHS THRU SOME OF FUCHS MATHEM ATICAL
P UBLICATIONS. GOLD SAID THAT AT THIS TIME BROTHMAN TOLD HIM THAT A
SMALL ARTICLE HAD APPEARED IN TH E HERALD TRIBUt^E ON THE PR EVIOUS ' j
SUNDAY WHICH GOLD SAID WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY JULY TWENTY SEVEN OR -
TWENTY NINE, FORTY SIX, AND BROTHMAN TW.D HIM THAT THIS ARTICLE ' IN-
STATED THAT DR. KLAUS FUCHS WAS HELD FOR QUESTIONING IN ENGLAND. ;
J'-i-
GOLD IS NOT CERTAIN A'S TCTtHE EXACT DATE OF THIS ARTICLE AND ALTKO j
, • ' ' -i ' ' 2 .
HE STRONGLY BELIEVES IT HAS THE HERALD TRIBUNE WHICH BROTHMAN HAD
,, ■ . -- v .'-- ■ ;:-0
MENTIONED, GOLD SAID THAT IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT IT WAS THE ■]
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iF*1[T WAS TRUE THAT FUCHS ' HAD' BEEN ‘ APPREHENDEb^' THAT GOLD WAS
CERTAIN THAT THE DR*' FUCHS THAT HE KNEW WOULD NEVER TALK. "
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SAID THAT HE DOES NOt RECALL DISCUSSING THIS MATTER ANT FURTHER
WITH BROTHMAN EXCEPT ON THE FOLLOWING OCCASION— GOLD SAID THAT
THIS WAS SOME WEEKS OR MONTHS LATER.' PERHAg|,j;^jJj^^
FORTYSix. GOLD SAID BROTHMAN HAD HAD A SOCIAL MEETING WITH DR. - - vL.
BERNARljfaoOPWAN. GOLD SAID THAT BROTHMAN HAD EXCLAIMED VERY . " ' '
BITTERLY ABOUT THE FACT THA
lD BEEN SO CRITICAL OF FUCHS
BEING INVOLVED IN ESPIONAGE ACTIVJTi^ GOLD SAID THAT BROTHMAN
TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD NOT REPLIED TO KOOPMAN-S ASSERTIONS, BUT
THAT BROTHMAN WAS EXTREMELY UPSET BY KOOPMAN-S HARSH ATTITUDE
TOWARD FUCHS. GOLD SAID HE BELIEVES THAT AT THIS TIME. HE ASKTD
BROTHMAN IF KOOPMAN KNEW FUCHS PERSONALLY, BUT GOLD DOES NOT
RECALL WHAT THE REPL Y. IF ANY. WAS . GOLD SAID THAT TO THE BEST .
OF HIS MEMORY, THAT WAS THE LAST OCCASION ON WHICH THERE WAS EVER
ANY DISCUSSION BETWEEN HIMSELF AND BROTHMAN CONCERNING KLAUS
FUCHS. GOLD SAID Tift ^D OES NOT BELIEVE THA T HE EVER TOLD BROTH-
MAN IN THE EXACT WORDS THAT HE, GOLD. WAS OBTAINING INFO fSio THE
S OVIET UNION, BUT GOLD BELIEVES THAT BROTHMAN KNE W THAT GOLD GOT
IT FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE U. S. RELATIVE
TO THE ARTICLE WHICH CaD MENTIONED APPEARING IN THE NEW YORK
HERALD OR THE NEW YORK TIMES, GOLD SAID THAT HE NEVER SAW THIS
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NI!VFR HAD'xiME TO CO TO A T TRPAPV Awn nurrir itD Om Tur aott/^i r ^
Lite NEVER HAD'TIME TO GO TO A LIBRARY AND CHECK UP ON THE ARTICLE*
^50^ .WAS QUESTIONED AS TO WHETHER HE DEFINITELT RECALLS ^THAT THEI
i’^SuRJ^FE^lENCED ARTICLE IN NEWSPAPER REFERRED TO KLAUS FUCHS 7 ' GOLD —
STATED THAT POSSIBLY ARTICLE REFERRED TO ANOTHER ATOMIC ENERGY SCIENTI!
BUT COULD NOT RECALL NAME OF ALAN NUNW^Y. GOLD STATED THAT HE - -
. REALIZED THIS HAS QUOTE WIERD STORY UNQu6tE,"BUT' THAT IT HAS THE-,,
TRUTH. ■ IN ANSWER TO AGENTS-S QUESTIONING AS TO WHY HE HAD NOT DisV .
CLOSED THIS BEFORE, GOLD STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN THINKING' ABOUT SO' - ;;^
MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF HIS ESPIONAGE ACTIVITY, THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN
ABOUT THIS UNTIL RECENTLY. GOLD STATE D THAT HE WAS NOT .TELLING_T HIS ''
STORY ABOUT BROTHMAN-S KNOWLEDGE OF GOLD -S. DEALINGS ^ WIT H fUCHS. BE- ^
CAUSE OF ANY VINDICTIVENESS WHICH HE MIGHT FEEL TOWARD BROTHMAN AND Ji
REITERATED THAT THE STORY, ALTHO WIERD. WAS TRUE . GOLD THEN STATE D
THAT HE WANTED TO DESCRIBE IN DETAIL HIS LAST MEETING WI TH JO HN, 2 -'"; L
PARENTHE SIS YAKOVLEV PARENTHESIS . CO LD STATED THAT IN THE LATE , <
AFTERNOON OF THE WEEK BETWEEN XMAS AND NEW YEARS'e^^OF-' FORTY SIX. /
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HE RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL AT BROTHMAN-S LABORATORY AND THAT HE ■
I MMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE VOICE AS THAT OF JOHN . JOHN ASKE D .
GOLD IF LATTER COULD SEE HIM THAT EVENING AT EIGHT OR EIGHT THIRTY
PM, GOLD COULD NOT RECALL EXACT TIME, ANDVHEN GOLD HESITATED,
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WHERE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE MET JOHN IN JAN. OH FEB. OF FORTYSIX. -I
GOLD SAID HE MET JOHN INSIDE OF THEATER NEAR MEN-S LOUNGE. AND
THAT JOHN ONLY STOPPED LONG ENOUGH TO SAY QUOTE THIRD AVE. BAR IN AN', -j
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ABRAHAM^ROTHMAN,isP - R. . REPHTEL JUNE FOUR AND OTTEL 'jOUt SIX
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SECRETARY, HENDRICK «FGr C^.,
WAS NEVER ACTUALLY EMPLOYED E^^J^tCSDRlck JMFG. CO,, ALTHOUGH ffi DID ACT,.
0 CERTAIN EXTENT AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY. HENDRICK MI’S- •
c\ SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH ARTHU^ARKMAN A® ABRAHAM BROTHMAN,^
"TpARTNERS, doing BUSINESS REPUBLIC CHEMICAL MACHINERY CO., FOR
EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO MANUFACTURE EQUIPMENT DESIGNED BY REPUBLIC :
CHEMICAL MACHINERY COMPANY.^ I^ RETURN HE®RICK MFG. CO. AGREED TO PAY
REPUBLIC FOUR THOUSA® DOLLARS AN® ALLY AS ROYALTIES 0^ TWELVE PERCIJNT
OF TOTAL CONTRACTS OBTAIN®' BY REPUBLIC D®E®1NG UPON WHICH W<^S JHE '
LARG®. THE FIRST AGREEffiNT SIG®D WITH R®UBLIC RAN FROM APRIL
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IT WAS SUPERSEDED BY^A SECOJ0 AGREEMENT RUNNING FROM APRIL TWENTYNINE, ^
FORTY. TO approx «4AmY'mYjp®/ FOT^^^^^^ BASSETT EXPLAI®D THAT.^^
^ cnorp-TilPRTNE A® GAS LIQUID MIXER. BROTHMAN |
MOTHWK HAD PATENT On\suPER-TURB1NE A® GAS LIQUID MIXER. BROTHMAN
'^^^OULD VISIT VARIOUS PLANTS AnD DETERMI® THE NEEDS^ OF JHE PLANTS A® •
Then design various type contai®rs for the mixer to suit the ®eds .
OF I® VARIOUS PLANT. EXPENSES INCURRED BY BROTHMAN WHILE TRAVELLING
WERE PAID BY HENDRljC^^OMPAOT . ®®RICK CO. HAD NO KNOWLMGE OF WHERE
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BRi^^liW'TRKvSL®'oirWHOM ® CONTACTED WHILE ^H^TING ^ INTCREST
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COMPANIES IN HIS MIXER* BROTHMAN NAS PAID APPR OX IMATEtV ELEVEN ^ -
THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ROYALTIES AND NINE HUNDRED DOLLAR IN EXPENSES
BY HENDRICK CO* FROM A PERIOD MAY, THIRTYNINE, TO JULY, FORTYTWO* , /^.y ^^
BASSETT ADVISED THAT IN NINETEEN FORTYTtfO BROTHMAN DESIGNp AN ENTIRE .
PLANT FOR THE PICATINNY ARSENAL OF THE NAVY AT DOVER, N* J* THIS
PLANT WAS MANUFACTURED AND DELIVERED BY HENDRICK CO* ABOUT SEPT*,
FORTYTHREE* HENDRICK CO* WAS NOT AWARE OF NATURE OR PURPOSE OF THIS
PLANT BUT INDICATED IT PROBABLY INVOLVED EOUIP^T FOR CONDUCTING
EXPERIMENTS IN CHEMICAL FIELD, SINCE THAT HAS BROTHMAN-S MAIN LINE.
BASSETT INDICATED THAT BROTHMAN PROBABLY KNEW THE PURPOSE OF THE
PLANT SINCE DESIGNED IT.' BASSEtTwAS NOT ACQUAINTED WITH BUNA-S. PROCESS
AND COULD FURNISH NO INFO CONCERNING NATURE OF_THlS PROCESS. NEVA^K
REOUESTED TO CONTACT OFFICIALS OF PICATINNY ARSENAL, DOVER, N. J., , .
AND ASCERTAIN PURPOSE AND NATURE OF EQUIPMENT DESIGNED BY BROTHMAN, / M
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SECT... after BROTHMAN explained the PROCESS TO THESE OFFICERS OF^^NDRia
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j S OHIO, AND SPOKE TO GOODRICH OR GOODYEAR PEW>LE AND PWSIBLE HE WEHT^^^
^ * « YO WASHINGTON, DC, TO SPEAK TO SOME GOVT OFFICfALS. IN EVENT BROTOMAN |
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PRESSUEE or OTHER BUSINESS IN HEtTOHICK FIRM HE NAS RSKEO TO DRW HiS : |
EFFORTS ALONG THIS LINE NHICH HE BIO* D&NN STATES THAT HAD BROTHWAH «
BEEN SUCCESSFUL HENDRICK FIRM HOULD HAVE "CLAIMED SOIE CREDIT" SINCE ^
BROTHMAN NAS A SALARIED EMPLOYEE OF HENDRICK. OUESTION OF PATENTING -a
PROCESS NEVER AROSE AND HENDRICK PATENT ATTORNEY NEVER CONSULTED. J
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MANUFACTURE OF PERFORATED METAL SCREENS, FABRICATED METALS, STCEL
QV ILOORINC ETC. HENDRICK SET UP CHEMICAL PROCESS DIVISION IN ABOUT THI^RTYi
EIGHT OR THIRTYNINE NITH BROTHMAN AND ONE HYMAn| KAPLAN, DRAFTSMAN, AND i
LATER ARTHUR Pj^NEBER, CHEMICAL ENGINEER, AND ROBERj^TOWNSEND, DRAF^-
MAN. BROTHMAN, AS HE HAS STATED IN PRIOR INTERVIEHS, , . 4S.n|
ANSHERED technical INftUlHlES COMING INTO HENDRICK FIRM RE MIXERS, ETC •
AND UAS ORIGINALLY HIRED BY HENDRICK SINCE HE, BROTHMAN, HAD DEVELOPED :
A CERTAIN MIXER NHICH HENDRICK NANTED TO MARKET. DAMN STATES HE DOES
NOT KNON NHAT LATER HAPPENED ON THE BUNA PROCESS INSOFAR AS BROTHMAN i
CONCERNED, BUT MfOUS ARTHUR P. WEBER INTIMATELY ACOUAINTED WITH PROCESS ,
jklii} BROTHMAN DEVELOPMENT THEREOF. WEBER NOT AVAILABLE^FOR INTERVIEW
^ THIS DATE DUE TO ILLNESS. DANN HAS NO RECORD TO SUPPORT STATEMENTS IN
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RESERVE BOARD, HASH, DC, AFTER FORTTTiO AMD SIMIUR OR SAME PR^S? ; '
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W COHTACT BASSETT AT HEHDRIC K FIRM, CARB O HDALE, PA., RE ABOVE .
tflLt REINTERVIEH HEBER AT EARLIEST OPPORT UHITY. HFO REQU ESTED TO .
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ABRAHAM 'frOTHMAN, ESP-R. REPHTEL JUNE NINE, REPORT OF SA JOp R^ MUR-
PHY APRIL FIVE LAST AT NY, AND NY LET DATE APRIL SIX LAST.' MR. D. R.^
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PlCATIMNY ARSENAL, DOVER, N. J. ADVISED THAT IN EARLY NINETEEN FORTY
TWO, BROTHMAW DESjGNED_AN^^AUTOCLAVE_^ND DOWTHERM HEATING UNIT FOR' THfF**!^ ; 3
ARSENAL. BROTHMAN WAS SUPPOSEDLY EMPLOYED BY THE,- HENDRICKS MFG. CO.
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APRIL nineteen FORTY FOUR AS THE HENDRICKS MFG. CO. CONTINUALLY HEDGED.
MR. CAMERON STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT EQUIPMENT WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACT-
URED BY THE BLAW-KNOX CO. .PURPOSE OF EQUIPMENT WAS TO MANUFACTURE
ETHLENE UREA WHI CH WAS TO BE USED I N MANU FACTURE OF HA L EL I TE ^ A HIGH
EX PLOSIVE, HOWEVER THIS E QUIPMEN T IS A COMMON UNIT FOR MANY CHEMICAL
PROCESSES WHERE CHEMICALS ARE TREATED UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. INSTANT
heated BY A DOWTHERM UNIT AND HAD AN AGITATOR WITHIN THE
^ICAJINNY ORIGINALLY INTERESTED AS BROTHMAN HAD, UNIQUE METHOD
OF SEALING SPOT WHERE AGITATOR WENT INTO KEJ^E** THIS METHOD WAS TO
PIPE PRESSURE FROM INSIDE KETTLE TO OUTSIDE OF'AG'iTATOR HOLE AND HAVE
PRESSURE ON BOTH SIDES AS A SEALER* MR* C aTcRON S TA TED THA T BROTHMAN
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BROTHMAN reinte^ieired on 5/15,16,22/50 and
6/16/50« Reiterates 1947 account of giving
blueprints to JACOB GQLOS, ELIZABETH T. BENTLET j
and HARRY GOIB in 1940 and 1941, but claims that
he did In hope of obtaining contracts from
some agency of the USSR.- Denies meeting HARRY
GOID in 1941 in clandestine manner described by
and BENTLEY. Dsnies that he knew any of
^he three as Soviet agents, despite contradictory
assertions’ by GOID and BaJTLEY, Also flatly denies
that he^ instructed GOLD in 1947 to misrepresent
the circumstances of their meeting either to
interviewing agents or to the Grand Jury, although
GOLD advises he was so instructed by BHOTHMAI^.
BROTHMAN claims that all information turned over
by him was of a "commercial” nature, never classified
or secret and readily available through other souroesi
Denies meeting with GOLD and SEMEN SEMENOV in 1941
or 1942 in Hotel Lincoln in NY as described by
GOLD* Information concerning A» Brothman Associates'’*
set out. Including interviews with former partners,
OSCAR J • VAGO and EMIL BARISH and present partner.
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DETAILS I The title of thla case I0 being changed to reflect the
addition of the aliases ’'Pa” and *iThe Penguin*”
According to BROTHMAN, the nickname VPa” was given to ‘
him by the employees of a small luncheonette near his
office in Long Island City* According to ELIZABETH T« BENTLEI, she and
JACOB GOLDS referred to BROTHMAN as ”The Pengiiin” because pf his ”waddliftg
walk.* ■
The following is a joint report of the writer, SA ROBERT
KANE and SA JOHN U. COLLINS.
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INTERVIKW WITH ABRAHAM BROTHMAN MAY 1950 •
From 6t35 PfM. to 8|25 P«M* on the evening of May l$p 1^50,
AKIAHAU BROTHMAN was Interviewed at the New fork Office b>' SA JOHN M* COLLINS
end the writer.
BBOTHMAN advised that h© had been employed at the R^iiblic
Machinery Company until about 1938 or 1939* at which time that firm was taken
over by the Hendrick Manufacturing Conpany, BROTHMAN said that he continued
this esployment with Hendrick until about the middle of I9h^$ idien he left there
and went with the Chemurgy Design Corporation, 1^20 Lexington Avenue. New fork.
BRCTHUAK said that he continued a^^emurgy until about August, I 9 U 4 when after
personal difficulties with HENRY ^9|^0LVXNNE, he left Chemurgy and opened his
own firm, A. Brothman and Associates* Ilaboratlng on this break with GOLWYNNE,
BROTHMAN stated that it was his belief prior to August, I 9 UU that he was entitled
to 50 % of the Chemurgy stock. BROTHMAN stated that he based this belief on the
fact that QOLWfNNE h-d definitely told him that he was entitled- “to 'it> 7 ..
BROTHMAN explained that on one day in the early part of
August, 1914^* he went into GOL'WYNNE*S ' office and asked him whether it was not
true that he was entitled to this amount of stock. Thereupon, GOLWYNNE informed •
him that he, BRCTHfiAN, was only an enployee of Chemurgy and that he, GOLWYNNE,
had never made any such promise to BROTHMAN. BROTHM/iN said that this enraged
him and he •picked up his hat” and walked out of the Chemurgy offices ’ as he
had done^aainy other times in his life”. Upon leaving Chemurgy, he had no definite
plans fixed in hie mind except that he had always hoped to organize his own
firm and he felt that this would be as good a time as any to atteupt to do so*
' BROTHMAN then explained that JULE^^ORCHIEN, “idio had hot been
a regular employee of Chemurgy but had acted on a consulting basis for Chemurgy,
was using a small office at llU East 32nd Street, New York, at the time BHGTHMAN
had the break with GOLWYNNE. (In the interview of May 16, 195>0, BROTHMAN explained
that the office that KOHCHIEN was then using and which later became the first
headquarters for A* Brothman and Associates was the exact same office in which
Brothman was employed while working for Republic Chemical Machinery Conpar^. )
Within the next two weeks to a month after BROTHMAN left
Chemurgy, he and KORCHIEN discussed the possibilities of formulating idiat later
tuzned out to be A. Brothman and Assoc^tes. BROTHMAN ±^n explained that he and
KORCHIEN were able to interest OSCaR J^AGO and EMIL jBf^ARISH, both of idiom '
were fired by Chemurgy in August, 19Uu, forming A, Brothman and Associates,
and also were able to Interest GERHARD Nw^OLLAN* These five individuals then
became the original partners of A. BrotM^^ and Associates and, according to
BROTHMAN, he put \p $600 and the other four put up $250 apiece.
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Going back now, BROTHMAN eiiplained that i^le at Cheomrgjr
he **had two contracts as a consulting chemical engineer** with the Graver Tank
itenufacturing Coa^any, Bast Chicago, Indiana, and the Bridgeport Brass Coopany,
^Idgeport, Connecticut* Both of these contracts as of August, 19141, were to
run into early 19U5 and, according to BROTHMAN, these contracts had a *• stripped
down value” of ti5, OOO* Therefore, BROTHMAN said that as of the time he started
A* Brothman and Associates, he had the above two mentioned contracts to sustain
him and the other members of the firm for a brief period at least*
(Also in the interview of May 16, 1950, BROTHMAN stated ‘
that in connection with his performance on a consulting basis of certain work
for THEODOIl^l^ILIG, President of the Tedlee Chemical Corporation, that he
personally h^ rented that same office at llU Bast 32nd Street &r which he
paid HiO a month rent* He also said that it was originally rented by Wm around
19<b3 or in early 19l4i end was usedby him as a laboratory in which he had
^primitive equipment”. He said that not much was done in the way of chemical
experiments due to the ’'primitive equipment” and the lack of ^ace* He added,
however, that during tee time that he doing this work for Heilig he,
BROTHMAN, hired a colored chemist nam^^pIBBS* Later, that Is after the
establishment of A* Brothman and Associ^es, he continued to use this offlqe
space with TOR CHISN and his other partners* He continued to use it qp until
September, and during the latter part of the use of the office, 'the,
rent . was raised to $60 per month* BROTHMAN stated that it was ”pure coincidence”
that the same office had been used by him while with Republic and later while
working with Heilig and still later as the headquarters of A* Brothman and
Associates*)
Tedlee Chemical Corporation, 109-117 Dobbin Street, Brooklyn,
Now fork, was organized in the State of Mew York on November 21, 19U2. This
; coiporation obtained government contracts for the filling of methyl-bromide
an^jules that nere to be used by monbers of the armed forces for delousing
parposesi THEODORE IffilLIG was President and Treasurer of this corporation*
The Regal Chemical Corporation of the same address was organized in New York
State on July 17« 19h3* This corporation obtained sub-^ntracts for the
filling of aerosol containers* The prime contractor was the Bridgeport
Brass Compariy* THEODORE HEILIG was also tee President of Regal Chemical
Corporation*
In early 19h^^^THDR BLAXE, who was at that tiss^cs^loyed bjr* ■" (:
Corrigan, Osbume and Well^^an engineering firm, brou^t THEODORE HEILIG to -
BROTHMAN* HEILIG had retained Corrigan, Osbume and Wells to set up a systMi
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for filling metl^l-i>romide an53ule8 for Tedlee and to der^lop a method of
f ill ing aerosol dispensers for Hegal* Corrigan) Osbume and Wells had been
unable to develop a aerosol filling method and^BLAKE brought JIEIIjIQ to
BROTHMAN to obtain his assistance in developing'^tfiTs process ^
Subsequently, according to BROTHMAN, he and ARTHUR P^UfEBER
signed a contract mth Regal and Tedlee and BROTHMAN started to worl5 on the
development of the aerosol filling machine* According to him, in the course
of his Vfork with Regal and Tedlee, BRCTTHMAN developed an automatic machine
for filling aerosol bombs, also a machine for filling these bombs in the
field*
He also developed a valve for the aerosol dispenser, and
in addition, developed a. pro cess for making DDT 4
BROTHMAN advised that he resigned his eir^jloyment with Regal
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at the time he thought "on p^er" the proape eta for manufacturing the mixer looked
good) 80 did the Hendrick llanufacturing Conpany* BROTHMfJI waa^ therefore^ interested
in building a model of this mixer, but he neglected the means of testing it*
In explaining his association with JACoijboLOS and LHARRY .
BROTHMAN 'stated that he was hired on a consultant basis\by Hendrick Manufacturing
Gonpany and while at Hendrick, it was his Job to answer technical inquiries regard-
ing commercial mixers. BROTHMAN expl^^ined that he held the patent to one of these
mixers and that Hendrick was interested in marketing this mixer. As a result,
in order to sell the product, BROTHMAN had charge of answering these technical
inquiries and he maintained a mailing list to prospective HENDRICK customers*
He e3q)lained that in those years it was a sales technique for firms of the type
of Hendrick to answer every technical inquiry in considerable detail in order
to successfully market their product* When these inquiries came in, BROTHMAN
would ’at times prepare blueprints to adequately answer the particular inquiry.’
BROTHMAN stated that in order to sell the mixers, Hendrick^ . uiider
his supervision, would send out letters inviting people to come to the Hehdrick
offices and see demonstrations always given by BROTHMAN of these mixers. BROTHMAN ?
stated that one of the firms on the mailing list was the Soviet Government iWchasinj I
Commission and that he sent out such a letter or letters to the Soviet Government
Purchasing Commission and that in response thereto J^.COB GOLOS, who he then
knew as "GARLIC" or "GOLUSH" came to the Hendrick offices.
Claiming that he saw GOLOS about a dozen times and that GOLOS _ ^
appeared interested in these mixers and that, therefore, he BROTHMAN mad© " i
available blueprints of the mixers and problems relating to GOLOS rpoh GOLOS* '
specific request, BROTHMAN insisted that GOLOS had intimated to him at one time i
that he could possibly obtain for BROTHMAN large contracts with the Soviet ^
Government through his, tSOLOSt^ connection with the Soviet Government Purchasing ^
Commission* BROTHMAN said that he saw GOLOS about anyidiere from five to fiXteeh
times I that he furnished blueprints to him on some or all of these occasional '
and that sometime after he began association with GOLOS, GOLOS sent a woman ;
to lUm idiom BROTHBIAN knew only as^^JELEN*** but whom he now knows as ELIZABETH T.
^BENTLEY. BROTHMAN stated that the xbst time he recalled seeing GOLOST^GOLOS”"**'
indicated to him that he would send around this woman "HELEN" to pick Mp tb©
blueprints and BROTHMiiN admitted that he furnished these blueprints to both . 4
GOLOS and BENTLEY since they concerned mixers, vats, kettles, etc. H© continued 4
to furnish these blueprints to BENTLEY \xp until the time that he was first contacted 4
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In this connection and going back to his association with GOLOSy I
BROTHMAN claimed that he had mentioned to GOIX)S on one and possibly more " |
occasions, that he was desirous of having access to a laboratory or of knowing |
someone connectsd with a laboratory who could perform certain chemical experiments j
for him. Therefore, BROTHMAN claimed not to be able to recall ^at GOLDS j
positively promised that he would send aaround such an individual as GOLD too j
could dn these experiments for him, but at aiy rate, idien GOLD f irst^ c ailed" “ 4
him and told him he was associated with the Pennsylvania Sugar Co^any and that . \
he had been in touch with GOLOS, BROTHMAN claimed to immediately realize that i
GOLD had been sent to him by GOLOS for the above stated pu^ose, as well as to |
obtain from him, BROTHMAN, these blueprints. \ |
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From that time (19lil through I9I46), BROTHMAN claims that GOLD
performed these experiments for him at the laboratories of the Pennsylvania I
Sugar Con^jaiy in Philadelphia-. 4
BROTHMAN cmphasi^d that- these blueprints irtrLch’ he had ‘made
available to GOLOS, ^g^LET and GOLD vrere his own personal property; that the
Russian Government PurBliaslng Commission had a genuine interest in them^ and
that he saw nolhing wrong in ; selling, ^en to these individuals* BROTHBAAN
explained that GOLD worked for him between the years 19U6 and 19^48 at the Elmhurst,
Long I^and laboratory. He said that he had not seen GOLD since 19a8; that they
had “parted in singer^; and he gave the following version of their having parted!
He said that in 191*7, he, BROTHM.1N, had signed a contract to put
\m a chemical plant in Switzerland for lanza Ltd. He said that this firm was
represented in the United States by GASTON DU BOIS, formerly of the Monsanto
Chemical Conpany, New Tork. In the course of this contract, it was necessaiy,
in 191*0, for BROTHM^ to make a tilp to Switzerland. Vfliile he was away,
BROTHMAN stated that the employees of A. Brothman and Associates ^of whom GOLD
was one, dissipated an eighteen hundred dollar bank account, of his. BROTHMAN
said that he realized at this time that GOLD had no part in obtaining these
funds illegally from him, BROTHMAN, but that as BROTHMAN put it, “GOLD stood
idly by” while the others did exactly that.
Also, according to BROTHMAN, GOLD lacked the good sens© to tell’
him about what the others were doing. B^pon his return to the Iftiited States,
brothman found himself “penniless”, and he thereupon fired everyone including
QOU), but with the exception of MlRIidh^OSKOAlTZ, iho m- he then made his businese
partner-
BROTHMAN was then asked' for the identities of any Russiana with
idiom he may have had contact and he admitted that he had attenpted unsuccessfully
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into a contract with him which would have resulted In the erection of a vitaadn
plant in Russia. In the course of these negotl^^onsy BROTHMAN said that: he
met one Ur\r\r£RIAK07ICH> a Russian^ and GIBBrj^£ECLEMAN> Amtorg attorney*
By way of.back^pund on thip series of negotiations^ EROTHUAN
explained that in 19li6i E. ihs^SEtlN introduced him to a **top flight
engineer” ^o was then acting a^a consultant to P* BAIXtER AND S0NS« or the
Lummus or Kellogg Company. This man^whose name wa^^WELLj and ano^er man, a
New Englander, had an office on, 57th Street between'\roadway and Seventh Avenue.
POWELL, according to BROTHMAN# established contact for BRCTHMAN with the Soviet
Government Purchasing Commission regarding the possibility of BROTHMAN entering
into this vitamin contract with ^e Soviet Government.
BPOTHMAfT stated that he went to Anitorg and in the preliminary
negotiations, BROTHMN asked for a fee from the Russians to cover his making a
proposal to them* The Russians refused to give him this fee, but told him to
make out the proposal. BHOTHIIAN did this and then took it up again with
Amtorg through TVERIANOVICH and NEEDLEMAN. For a time, BROTHMAN said it looked
like he would get the contract.
BROTHMAN invited TVERIANOVICH on one oc(fasion tO' see BROTHMAN* S
laboratory In Elmhurst, vrtiich invitation TVERIANOVICH accepted. He explained
that the agreement he intended to enter into with the Russian government was to
be similar to the Chinese Government contract described above, in that BROTHMAN
would outline to the Russian Government **a synthesis on vitamias”^then controlled
by three patents. BROTHJIAN would have been unable to infringe on existing
patents and he stated he wanted to show the Russians how well equipped his
laboratory was and how well suited it would be to do such a job. For some
reason unknown to him, then or now, BROTHIfAN stated the contract never materialized.
It should be stated that in copnection with the interviews of May
15 and 16, 1950, BRQTHMAiJ in response to specific questions often took some
fifteen to twenty minutes to explain his answers since as it appeared then each
of his business arrangements ^diich he was asked to discuss was very con 5 )licated
and it was necessary for him to take this much time in making his answer.
As a result, in light of more recent developments, that is
statements now coming from HARRY^GOLD regarding BROIHMAN’S Involvement in '
Soviet espionage, it appears“lKat“ BROTHMAN possibly was using a technique whereby
he was seeking to conf^e issues to give himself time to think.
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At one point in the latter part of the May l6th interview, BROTHMAN
became agitated and wanted to know idiat the agents wanted from him* Hie was
Informed at that time that his cooperation was desired in the identification of
a Soviet agent* He was specifically asked, and he denied that he was now or ever
had been Idmself a Soviet agent, and that he h ad intentionally acted against the
best interests of this country at any time*.
It should be particularly noted in c<»inection vdth this interview
that up until this point, BEIOTHMAN had explained away his connection with POLOS
and TVERIANOHCHt knbvm to him as Riissian officials, but stated that he had
them on legitimate business and in the hopes of obtaining business for himself*
It s houl d also be noted that while explaining his connection with TVEHIAJTOVICH ,
and he en^haslzed the point that he got little satisfaction at any
tlme^from tEem ih~-the course of his dealings with them and that eventually he
lost what he then regarded as a golden business opportunity.
HIOTHMAN was specifically asked whether he Wad ever been a member of
the Comnninlst Party 1 BROTHIilAN said that he had not been, but admitted that he was
a member in 1931 of the Young Communist League while a student at Columbia
University^ He did concede also that subsequent to that time, I93li and up to
the present, that he had been «on the fringes** of the Communist Party, EROTHHAM
was asked whether he knew anyone among his wife^s friends who he may have
suspected as b eing a Soviet agent* He stated that while ^ did not like any
of his wife^s friends, he did not suspect ary of them of being Soviet ag ents i ^ •
At this point pi the interview, EROTHMAN again assured agents of
his desire to cooperate fully and to the best of his ability, Als©^ at about
this time, one of EROTHLiAN,*S employees in the Ulster Chemical Plant suffered
minor facial burns from a chemical product being used in an operation’. This
occurrence visibly up^et BROTfflIAN and he immediately rushed to the assistance
of this employee^
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tvn«^ ^ He Stated that as 6f 1939 or.l9li0 he had con?)leted work on two
^ers and h^ patents on these*, These were an injection mixer and a
#a,212, 261. At that time he
was emp^yed by the Republic Caiemical Machinery Con^&ny, then located at I5ii
^ BROmUN, this was his own com^
^ h^ no otoer eznployees. The Hendrick Manufacturing Company, BA Bast 32nd •
license to these patents and was trying to m^ket
f or Accordingly, they set up a demonstration in their office at
llA East 32nd Street* BROTHMaN came there to demonstrate these mixers to
prospective purchasers. w
A « According to BROTHMAN, the Hendrick Manufactiiring Coamany
sending to the individuals and firms thef^n bS^rints
sir«;S2.is r':^i:sss; -=^ •« «« “•
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ca^ to the offlSef -
ffiOTHMAN . '
fflOTHMAH advised that GOIOS represented himself to be an official with tte
Cfenmdssion, According to BROTHMilN, QOIOS stated to
him that he would be able to obtain ord^s .from the Coipiiesion for this equipment.
Mmo BRnTHM'H +?* ohemioal maohinary at that
time, BROTHM^ said that it was the praoUce in the trade to solicit inquiries
frcsB propeotive purchasers as to whether the machine In (jiestion could perform
ti>e partic^ar task, which the purchaser bad in mind. BBOTHltttN said that^^tbe
® parUcular operation
printed diwctions and send them to the purchaeer. ffionoEAN
tf toms! ^ “ accordance with this practice thrt he gave the bj^inta
H« tm moi^ advl^ that he met CX3L0S a number of times thereafter.
®°™"Here between five and fifteen timss. .
Thereafter, according to BROTHMAN, he mat a woman known to him aa HEIEN, who
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was Introduced to him as GOLDS* secretary. Ihis irooan was later identified by
BROTHMAN as ELIZABETH T. BENTLEX*
Regarding his meetings with JjOUiS'^ BROTHMaN said that these
usually took place in his (BROTHMAN»S) office at llU East 32nd Street, ^ter
Tdiich they would go to dinner in a local restaurant* After dinner, BROTHHaN
usually returned to work in his office*
Regarding his meetings with Miss BENTLEY, BROTHMiJJ advised
that he usually met her away from his office, had dinner with her, and then
BROTHMAN would return to work* BROTHBLiN advised that there was no particular
reason for not meeting Hiss BEKTLEY in his office* They both found it more
convenient to meet away from the office and then go to a nearby restaurants
BROTHMAN admits turning over blue prints to both GOLDS and
Miss BENTLEY at these meetings. Among the blue prints given to them, according
to BROTHMAN, were those of an oil blowing kettle, an H; C* resin kettle,
and a urea resin plant layout »• BROTHIL^ claimed that he only gave these
prints to GOI/)S and Miss BENTLEY to assist him in getting contracts from
the Soviet Government Purchasing Commission. He stated that he never gave
to either OOI^S or Miss BENT IE Y the actual process to be used in conjunction
with these blue prints and that without the process the blue prints were
of no value*
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BROTHMAN said, however, that in one of his conversations with
GOLDS, he told him that he desired to use a laboratory for performing
chemical e^qperiments or in the alternative he wanted to meet someone who
worked in a laboratory ifdio would be able to work on some cf BROTHMAN *S
processes. GOLDS said that he thought that he could get BROTHMAN. in touch
with someone who owned a i^boratory*
Subsequently, vH*®Y GOLDJifelephoned BROTHMAN. After
introducing himself, BROTHMAN thinkTiniarGOLD said that GOLDS had spoken to
him about BROraMAN and that he (GOID) wanted to see BROTHMAN* They then made
an appointments BROTHMAN claims not to remember exactly when this conversation
took place, but thinks that it was about the time the Hendrick Manufacturing
Coji9)any moved from Uk East 32nd Street* to 30 Church Street* He does not
remember whether this move had actually taken place and the subsequent meeting
held at 30 Church Street* However, he does remanber that the meeting occurred
very shortly ^ter the telephone conversation and that, therefore, GOLD must *
have been in New York City at the time he telephoned
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During this convei^satlon in M0tH2tid{*S office^ GOID told him
that he had worked at the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Con^iaby since he was
seventeen years of age* at this first meeting j GOID told HlOTHiSAN that he had
come to New York City on this particular occasion In connection with some detail
between the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company and the Pepsi Cola Company in
New York City** BROTHMAN was unable to be more specific at this point> but
thought that the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Cosqpany held some interest in the
Pepsi Cola Cos^any*-
At this time^ according to BROTHMAN^ GOID also told him
about some work he was doing In producing alcohol from citrus molasses* GOID «
wanted BE0THM.4N to design the equipment for this process#* In addition to the
alcohol produced^ GOLD^ according to BROTHUaK^ was chiefly interested in the
"slop values" developed* BROTHMAN said that this "slop" contained vitamins and .
that GOLD claimed it could be used as cattle feed or the vitamins themselves
could be isolated and sold commercially as such* BROTHMAN advised also that
although several attempt's were made by him and GOLD to get the process goings
it never really materialized* During this initial conversation, according to
BROTHMAN, GOLD stated that he would be able to do experiments for him "on the
sly"*’
In this connection from then until BROTHMAN said that he
remembers that GOLD worked on the following processes for hlml
(1) #* urea-formaldehyde process
(2) #: phenol-fomaldehyde process
(3) w process for dissolving of nickel
(U)#' methyl methacrylate process
EROTiOiAN said that they discussed other processesj bub did
nothing about them as far as be remembers^'
EEiOTHMaN said that this relationship continued until 19U6**
BROTHMAN met GOLD on numerous occasions, but could not remember any speciflo
dates*' However, he said that these meetings always took place in or near his-
office* They usually went to dinner and then BROTHMAN would return to his
office* BROTHMAN said that he never brought GOID to hlS home during this’
jperiodr f
Also over this period of time GOLD told BROTHMAN that he had a
wife and two children in Philadelphia* He said that the children w^e
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dissimilar tvrlns and were named ESSI&and DAVID* QOID .^so told BROTHHAN
about his wedding in South Philadelphia* In addi^on S^THMaN stated that f
all his associates in his laboratory knew these facts about GOLD since GOLD ^
told eveiyone about his wife and two children* i
.%
In 19k7 BROTHMaN was interviewed by FB!X agents in . '
connection with another investigation* During this intervicT, BROTHMAN said that j
he told the agents about saying to them that QOID had a wife and two children* I
^ter when BROTHMAN mentioned this Interview to GOLD» he told BROTHMAN that ' 4
he was single and that he never had a wife and two children* He offered no |
explanation to BROTHMAN for 'U)is fabrication^ but Just '^broke down and cried*** •
According to BROTHMAN^ GOID also told him about his brother Mino was killed In t
the Pacific during the last war* '^hie was also a fabrication on the part of
‘ GOID*
BJWTHMAN advised that GOLD vcas known among his ( BROTHMAN *S) i
assoclates^as PRANITsfffiSSLER* ESl^THMAN stated that this was done so that I
GOLD’S reiL identitywipuld not be knovm to these people since there was the
possibility that they might meet someone from the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining -
Company and accidently reveal the fact that GOLD >vas doing work for BROTHMAN
at the same time he was employed by Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Coiq>any*
u Regarding GOLD^ BROTHMAN also advised that in 191^6, idien
he first came to work for BROTHMaN, GOLD told him that his wife had left
him and that he was so despondent over it that he wanted to commit suicide*
BROTHMAN said that he offered his services to effect a reconciliation and ^
even offered to borrow money and give it to GOLD if this would help in any ;
way* GOLD^ however, rejected both of these offers* BROTHMAN also advised |
that at the time GOLD first became en^loyed by him, GOLD was heavily in debt i
to various loan sharks in Philadelphia* BROTHMAN does not remember whether ^
GOLD was making weekly or monthly payments to them* He feels, however, that i
GOLD quit his position at the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company in order to 1
obtain a slight recite from the constant demands of these loan sharks for money*
According to BROTHMAN *S records, GOID came to work for Mm
on May 13j 19U6 and remained -Uiere until the first week In June, 19^8*
BROTHMAN *S records are not clear on the time of termination of GOLD'S
employment, but BROTHMAN remembers that he released his entire staff,
consisting of QOID and two others, immediately after his retuxn from
Switzerland on June 1, 19li8*
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While employed by BROTHBiAN between 19U6 and 19ii6| GOID worked
on acetylene chemistry and also on a process for producing thyo-glyc6l£c~a&±dir
^ also continued his work on the methyl methacrylate process^ previously j
mentioned* :l
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HROTHMAN' advised that he only visited GOLD in P^ladelphia oh \
one occasion and that was at the time of GOLD'S mother's funeral in He |
did not remember the names of any individuals vdiom he met at this time* r )
According to HIOTHMAN^ he never met axyone in Kew lork City ^
through GOLD and never went anywhere with him except to dinner at various j
restaurants* {
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INTERVIEff ^ITH ELIZA^H T. BENTLEY, JDNE 15, 19^ ‘ . ' -. .r f
ELIZABETH T* BENTLET was interviewed on June 1$^ 1950 j by
SA ROBERT ,U« JUNE and the repox^ting Agentt . .
BENTLEI advised that she had handled BROTffiiAN far a period
of several months ^ either l^U) or 19141, . but was unable to fix a specific date#
She related that it was her recollection that J 4 COB GOLDS had recruited • BROTHMAN
as an espionage agent through his membership in tEe Federation of ^chitects.
Engineers^ Chemists and Technicians, of which BROTHILIN was a member, and of which
jim^S- ^RCHIEN was a leading figure# She stated that she recalled that GOLDS
had told her BROTHMaN was a member of the Communist Party and a member of the
engineers* cell and that GOLDS had ordered him to withdraw from tte Party at the
time of his recruitment# She en^hasized that this account by GOLDS was hazy in
her recollection and that it might not have occurred in that exact manner#
related that she had been introduced to BR0TH15AM by GOLOS and had seen him
regularly subsequent to their meeting, on idiich occasions BROTHBLJI furnished to
her blueprints and drawings. She stated that she examihed these blueprints at'
the time that she received them from EROTHMaN and stated that on every occasion
toe blueprints dealt with kettles* She stated that on each of the drawings
there appeared the name of a factory and also the nante of the REPUBLIC CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING COMPilNT*
BENTLE7 stated that she was unable to recall the exact
number of times tost she had met BROTHMiiN, but stated that at each of their •
meetings a subsequent meeting was arranged. She stated that GOLOS also continued
to contact BROTHMAN during the same period and she was unable to recall the number
of such contacts by GOLOS, She stated that any infoiinaUon viiich she secured
from BROTHiLiN was given to GOLDS to be forwarded to the Russians through
'♦channels**#.
She stated that after some months of contacting BROTHMAN
in this manner, th® eaeac^ dite of which she was unable to recall, GOLOS advised
her that BROTHMiiN was to be turned over to a new contact. She stated that
upon informing BROiHMaN of this, be became extremely a^tated and appeared to
be terrified at thervprospect of being handled by a new contact. She stated
that it was her opinion that BROTHLfflN had previously felt that he was dealing
with representatives of the Conmunist Paxty and was frightened at the prospeot
of dealing directly with Russian representatives. She told him that the change
was being made in order to furnish him with a contact too would be able to
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his language in the chemical field* She related that BROTffiUN at first refused
to Comply with her instructions, so that it was necessaxy for her to arrange
a later meeting at which she, BROTHMAN and GOLDS were present* At this meetti^
she said BROTHMiiN agreed to aodede to their^^Tieran
BENTLEI advised that she had informed BROTHMAN that he was
to park his car at a certain place at a pre-ai^anged time and that ho would bo
met there ly his new contact* She was unable to recall the exact, date
• advised that it was her recollection that the. meeting was to take place on 6th or
9th Avenue in the Gannent ^strict of New Yorla It is noted that this is ‘Uia
. area in which the meeting took place as described byGOLn_and as verified by’ the
instructions in GOLD*S possession* She stated that ‘sHeh^ asked BROTHMAN for
the licenw number of his automobile and had informed him of the purpose of
her request, so that she was positive that he understood exactly her instructions
and the purpose of them# She recalled also that BROTHMAN had asked for a
description of the man iriio would contact him and that she had informed him that
it would not be necessary for him to have this information#
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She stated that after giving these instructions to
BROTHMAN, s he never saw him agaln._Bhe stated that GOLOS* himself, did not know
^0 was to be sent to C6fitact~BR6TfflLiN and had never mentioned vdiether the
meeting had taken place as arranged* She related that GOLDS had alleys considered
BRO!IHMi'\N to be an iii^>ortant source of information and was considered of great
value to the Russians*
She stated that she was not sure idiether BROTHMaN had ever
turned over any information to GOLDS other than that pertaining to tte kettles,
but did recall that BROTHLLiN at one time was doing some work at or for the
Edgewater arsenal* In connection with this work he had access to iaqxjrtant
information but refused to furnish this information to GOLDS at the request of
the latter* However, she stated it was her recollection that after considerable
urging by GOLDS, he had furnished this information^ Again she eir 5 )hasi 2 ed that
this incident was very hazy in her memory and might not.have occurred as related*
She stated that she did not recall that GOLDS had ever asked BROTHMAN to change,
his job ^ order to secure other informationi • ■ •
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I, When asked whether was positive that BROTHHAK
( understood clearly that GOLDS was a Russian ^ent and that, the naterial idsioh.
he lUmidied was destined for the Russians^ she stated that there was no doubt
about his having such knowledge* However, when asked for corroborative informa-
tion of this, 'She was unable to furnish any specific statements which he might
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haY 6 nado proving thin points SSio did recall that h© oft©n asked if **tho ^isslans*
irere getUng tlie full benefit of the infonaatlon nhich he was giving in an < -
attempt to obtain further information about .the espionage network* She s^ted ; •
that she had regarded this as mere curiosity oh his part and that he had been
afraid, to press the creation any fhrtheri She stated that his account that bs
was submitting the information with the hope of obtaining contracts from the
Russians was "poppyxock", and that It was always clear to both of them th-t. ha
was furnishing this information as a duty, .to the Comminiat Party and that he was
payty discipline* As proof of thiSj she cited his extreme reluctance to .
be turned over to a new contact and his coji5)llance with those instructions as a
natter of discipline In spite of his aversion for the change#
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INTERVIEW WITH ABRAHAM BROTHMAN, JUNE l6, IS
On the morning of June 16^ 1950^ EROTHMAN was contacted at
his office by* the writer and advised of the fact that SA ROBERT M* KANE and the
writer desired to see EROTHMAN at the New lork Office for interrogation* ‘
KiOTHMAN coB^lied with this request and ' aHtt the time that he was .first
contacted In the morning BROTHUAN got in touch with his attorney^ Mr*
HAMILTON, of the firm CLEAR!, GOTTLBIB, FRtENDLI and C0X> 52 Wall .Street, New
York City* An appointment was made with Mr* HAMILTON for 12 s 15 F*Ma on
June 16, 1950, at the NewYork Office* EROTHMAN acconqpanied Agents ft^m his
place of business to the efflce arriving at the New York Office at the same
time as HAMILTON* , . * . '
The interview with EROTHMAN was conducted by SA ROBERT M. '
KANE and the writer and commenced at 2:20 P*M* in the presence of Mr* HAMILTON*
At hslO P«M. the interview was temporarily suspended* Mr* HAMILTON had ^
appointment at that time but prior to leaving counseled BROTHMaN to answer
any and all questions the Agents might have| to put aside if he could business
considerations and to continue to cooperate In the best way he knew how*
From 5:00 P*M* to about 5*50 P*M* , the' interid^ continued .
out of the presence of MT* EhMILTON* At the latter hour and on specific Bureau
instructions, EROTHMAN was allowed to return to his business office In order
to raise $2,000*00 which he stated he urgently needed in order to continue
operations* A definite appointment was made at that time for 1:00 P«M*, June 17^
1950, at the New York Office with EROTHMAN, which appointment was not kept by him*
The results of the June 16, 1950j Interview with BROTHMAN
are set forth hereinafter: ♦
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In ^e interview, particular es^jhasls was placed upon
contradictions between the account recently given by HARRY GOLD and that given
by BROTHMAN and GOID v.hen interviewed in 19U7*
It is noted that in 19U7 EROTHMAN informed interviewing
Agents that H^^Y,00U),had been referred to him by JACOB „GOLOS and that their
initial contact yi^s made' as a result of a telephone c^l from QOID* GOID In
recent interviews has advised that he was instznicted by SE/teK SEMENOV, fcrmer
Amtorg official, to contact EROTHMAN at a pre-arranged date an\ time by glvix^
him, GOLD, EROTHMAN 'S license number in order to identify BROTHMAN, who was to
be parked in a pre-arranged place* According to OOLD> the contact was zoado In
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this manneri although he was unable to recall the exact location where th^ met
or the code irords which were used by bin^ although he advised that sonte message was
undoubtedly used for this purpose* •
On June 15, 1950> there was located amorfgjg^fflRTjKlLCtLS effects
a small card, approximately 1^ inches 2^ inches; with the following notations i
"Monday, 10:90 PtM*, Northside 27, between 6 and 7
Avenue (Arrow pointing to 7)* His' ccU* dark ^ay
Pontiac sedan 2N9088* ABE — give regards from
HELEN and ask him about his wife MaOMI and his
■ baby girl".
GOID identified this card as the one bearing instructions
Trtilch were given to him and stated that he was quite sure that the
meeting was on the night of the LOU NOVA-JOE LOUIS fight since he recalled their
listening to the fight on the car radio* It is noted that this fight was on the
night of September 29, 19iil* BROTHMAN categorically denied that the meeting
between him and GOLD had taken place in the manner described by GOID and
continued to assert that he had met GOLD through a telephone appointment while ’
he, BROTffiLUJ, was employed by the offices of the HENDRICKS M^iNUFACTURING COMPANT.
BROTHMAN, in reasserting his version of how the meeting
occurred, added that he was not certain whether the HENDRICKS office was / ,
located at 30 Church Street, New York City, or 111*- East 32nd Street, New York#
He. Indicated that he believed that the offices had moved from the 32nd Street
address to the Church Street address around the time he stated he had received
the telephone call from GOLD* He stated that his recollection of the meeting ‘ ^
was vague but protested strongly that he would certainly have recalled the meeting
had it occurred in the manner described by GOID#
In connection with the date of the meeting, BR07HMAN
advised that he believed that it was in 19lil# In this connection it is noted
that the message instructing GOID to ask about BR0THMAN»3 wife, NAOMI, and '
his baby girl verifies the fact that it was 19W, since BROTHMAN»S daughter
was bom on July 27, 19bl, according to him* He admitted he, at that t ime, was
the possessor of a dark gray Pontiac sedan, but was unable to recall the
license number, even when an atten^t was made to refl*esh his recollection by
reading the number in the above message*
In addition,' when questioned on the point, BROTHMAN
conceded that he must have had a radio in that particular car since he had Itfid.
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radios in all cars oirned by him since 1935* He denied any recolleetloUf hoirever^
of listening to the LOU NOVa-JOB LOUIS li^t^ adding that the only flg^t he could
ever recall listening to in any car owied by him was the LOUIS-SCHMELING fi^t which
he believed took place in 1937*
At this point BROTHMAN was confronted with the account
given by ELIZAB ETH BENT LEY as to arrangements for BROTHMAN’S meeting with a
new contact. Shw has state^a”that GOLOS informed her, that BROTHMAN was to be
turned over to a new contact and’sEe^iSh instructed to obtain BROTHMAN *S
automobile license number and give him instructions as to the time and place
for the meeting with his new cqn^act in the manner described by GOLD# BROTHMAN
positively denied that EUZABETMENTLET had ever asked him for his license
number or that she had ever glvexrSxLm any such instructions as to the manner
of meeting a new contacts
It is noted that although BROTHMAN was extremely nervous
and ill at ease throughout the entire interview^ he seemed even more upset
during this portion of the questions than at any other time. Significantly,
BROTHMaN perspired freely throughout the interview and on many occasions when
questions were directed at him, he would look appealingly in H^ILTON’S
itrection without speaking and before answering the particular question put
to him*
BROTHMAN was again questioned about his relationship with
JACOB GOXX)S and ELIZABETH T. BENTLEY and furnished the same account which he
had given when interviewed in 19ii7» and on May 15, l6 and 22, 1950* In the
interview of June l6, BROTHlL'iN stated that it was his present recollection that
he had spoken tb GOLDS about getting for him, BROTHMAN, an individual who had
access to a laboratory or that he had mentioned to GOLOS the possibility of
GOLOS’ obtaining for him a laboratory*. In either case it was BROTHLiAN’S desire
at that time to have experiments performed for him \d)ich he did not have time to
do himself* It was BROTHMAN’ S belief that at the time it occurred that GOLOS .
had sen t_GOLD_t o him for the above stated purpose* BROTffiflAN stated, however, that
he received a call at' the HTNDRICKS office from an individual who identified
himself as FRANK KESSIBR and who later turned out to be HaRRY GOLEU He advised
that GOID apparently was making the call from New York City and had no
recollection of it being a long-distance call. Thereafter, BROTHM.UJ insisted
GOLD did chemical experiments for him at the Pennsylvania Sugar Company during
the period of 19lil*19li6«
In connection with the meetings had by BROTHMAN with GOID,
HlOTHMilN was closely questioned on the places in New York City and elsewhere
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that he met OOIi)* BROTHMAN stated that one place he had seen GOLD oh at least
one and pos'sihlyiiiore occasions^ was In his office > at HENUIICKS MANUFACTURING
COJiPANY, 30 Church Street* He also stated very positively that he had seen
GOLD on many o’^caslons in the offices of the CHEMORGY DESICRI OOMPiiNYt 1*20
Lexington Avenue^ udiich he stated is in the Graybar Building* As possible
proof of this latter fact, mOTHlM vigorously suggested that the interviewing
i^ents check the register of the Graybar Building and determine for themselves
how many times GOLD had signed the register* In connection with the meetings
in the offices of GHEMORGY, BROTHiLtN admitted he had introduced GOLD to many,
if not all, of the other CHEMURGY enqployees as FEMK KEELER* He offered again
as his reason for doing so the fact that he and GOLD, and particularly Q0IJ3,
were fearful of the possibility that another employee of the PENNSYLVANIA SUG^IR
COMPANY, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, would observe GOID in BROTHMAN *S company
and possibly draw the conclusion that GOUD was doing eaqperiments for BROTHMAN
and report this to Dr* REICH, 00LD»S superior at PENNSYLVANIA SUG^iR# Further,
in connection with these meetings witti GOID at the CHEMURGY offices, BROTHMAN
stated that undoubtedly many of them occurred during the evening hours since
GOLD worked during the day in Philadelphia and would come to New York to see
HIOTHMAN in the evening*
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BROTHMAN was closely questioned on the fact, as previously
reported by ARTHUR P. VilEBER, that he, BROTHMAN, had conferred with GOLD in
private offices and behind closed doors within the office space at CHSMUROY,
rather than to confer with him In the large draftweote i>ool, which was, a part
of the CHEMURGY space. Again BROTHMAN offered as a reason for doing this the
fact that he and GOLD were afraid that possibly an en^loyee of the PENNSYLVANIA
SUGAR COMPANY, or someone who knew GOID being connected with the PENNSYLVANIA
SUGAR company, would see GOLD conferring with BROTHMAN*
BROTHMAN also admitted that be had met GOLD in ^anssen's
Restaurant, Graybar Building, New York, Manny Wolf*s Restaurant, U?th Street and
3rd Avenue, and Cavanaugh’s Restaurantj West 23rd Street* and in many other
New York Restaurants. After being given time to reflect on the matter at this
point in the interview, BROTHiLiN stated that he was unable to recall any other
places he mi^t have met GOLD in New York City, except possibly on a street
corner such as U3rd and Lexington avenue or outside 30 Church Street or outside
the Graybar building#
It is noted that HARRY GOLD has advised that in late 19U2
or early 19^3, at the instructions of JSEiUNOV,- he arranged a meeting between
SEMENOV and BROTHMaN at the Lincoln Hotel at New York^ Nhen asked vdiether he
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had ever met GOL D in the Lincoln Hotel, BROTHMaN immediately countered with' the
question, w'tSRsrS'IF the Lincoln Hotel?" At this point H^iOLTON interupted wi«i the
remark, "Well, Mr* BROTHMaN, if you don*t know by now where the Lincoln Hotel
is, you*d better find out". BROTHMiiN then stated again that he did not know
where i^e Lincoln Hotel i^s« He did state at this point, however, that he
now recalled that he had seen GOLD on one occasion in a room at the Hotel New
Yorker, 3Uth Street and 8th Avenue, New York, He stated he had some business
problem to discuss with GOLD auid that GOLD nad rented this room at the Hotel
New Yorker, BROTHMAN, when asked, said that probably this was an unusual
practice for GOLD to have rented a hotel room, since vdien he came to New York .
City GOLD usually stayed with him, BROTHMaN, or went back to Philadelphia on
the same dhy as his trip up here* BROTHMiiN could not explain GOLD'S purpose
for having rented this room* Also BROTHMAN advised that he recalled one
occasion udien he had seen GOLD in a hotel room at the Hotel Com^dore, New
York City*
In atten^iting to explain away what appeared to be an
unusual practice of GOID, BROTHMAN rather vigorously pointed out to the Agents
that he had met two different people in the last two days in New York City in
hotel rooms, namely in the New Weston and the Hotel Jk>osevel'b*
In trying to further justify these meetings with GOLD in
hotel rooms, BROTHMAN stated, "IWhen you're hungry, you meet people wherever they
want you to* I meet then on their own terms*" ;
At the time of his denial of meeting GOLD and s gtaJOV at the
Lincoln Hotel, a photograph of the latter was displayed to him and'K^^erded any
recognition^^
' BROTHMAN was' asked to recall to mind all individuals, male ?
or female, with whom he had had contact in the past who were connected with any ■}
Soviet establishmen-to in the United States* BROTHMhN admitted that he knew ^
G^By_NEEDLEM^iN^_foricer Amtorg attorney^ stating that he had met him in 19U6
trying to obtain a contract from the Russians to construct a vitamin plant*
In the same year, BROTHMAN stated, he met a Mr* GOLDING at Amtorg* The only
other persons connected with a Soviet establishment that he would admit ever :
meeting were two interpreters of the i>oviet Government Purchasing Commission .
whom he met in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1938 while he, BROTHMAN, was
connected with the Blaw-Khox firm there* s^OTHtAN was unable to recall these ‘
interpreters' names* A photograph of GAlKN!(y^IMIAN was exhibited to BROTHMAN 1
and he denied having ever seen OVaKIMIAN or mowing idio he was*
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EROTHlLiN again denied that he had ever been a ember of the
Connminist Party and stated# however, that he had been a member of the Young
Communist League at Columbia University in 1931* It is noted that , GOLD _h a8
advised that he had a strong recollection that BROTHUaN was a memb^ oF’the
Communist Party, possibly in the ^onx^ New York, and that he had been beaten
}xp in 1938 whll0 distributing Communist literature near a National Ouard Armory*
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Confidential InJformant T-5, of knewm reliability, was i
unable to locate any record of BR0THUAN*S involvement in such an incident* He did |
admit, however, that he had distributed literature from 1935 to 1939 for the ”1
American league for Peace and Democracy, famaly hie ^american League Against >
iffar and Fasclsm/i However, he denied that he had ever been arrested or involved 4
in any breach o^ the peace in connection with the distribution of this , ?
literature* ' 5
BENTI£Y, in attempting to recall the manner in
nhich JACOB GOLDS met BROTfWN, advised that it was her recollection that
JOLOS ha^ informed her that BRpTHMiiN had been contacted by hi m aS a result of
ills activities in the Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists and Technicians#
She stated that to the best of her recollection GOLDS had inforiaBd her that
6R0THMAN was a maaber of the Communist Party in the above luiion and was
recommended to him as a possible espionage contact* BROTHILlN .continued to deny
that he had ever been a member of the Communist Party and also that he had ever
been a member of the FAECT* . ’
BROTHMN continued to affirm his earlier account that he had "
originally met JACOB GOLDS when the latter came, to the offices of HENDRICKS
LHUFaCTURINQ G0SAP.tiNY In response to an advertisement*, ' > *
Tl/hen .questioned concerning the incidents that took place on
iay 29, 19ii7, the day. of his interview by Agents, BROIffilAN admitted that he did
iiscuss with GOLD, prior to tha time, that the latter was interviewed, some
xjints about which the Agents .questioned him, but flatly denied that he had
instructed GOIJ) in any way concerning the answers idiich he was to give to the
kgents* BROTHXLiN stated, “I certainly did not tell him (GOLD) about getting
lie stories together**# .
BROTHMAN advised that prior to the Agents * visit to his . office
m May 29# 19U7, he had never been contacted by Bureau Agents and that it was an
musual experience for him to undergo qpiestioning* He admitted that vdien OOIJD
xppeared at his offices# 2928 4lst Avenue, Long Island City, he, BROTHMAN, waa-^
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"very eigltated" and that looking back on it now he considered it
discussed the interview wjt h QOIJ)»
When questioned on the pointy BROTHMAN said
seen GOID later in the day (tfay 29> 19U7) and that he now thought he had met h’im
at the laboratory in Elmhurst end that thereafter they had gone to a CShinese .
restaurant in Queens* "'hen the name of the restaurant "Sunny »s of China. I'own"
was suggested t) him.^ BROTHKAN stated he was unable to recall at this tiioa whether
that was the place that they had had dinner together* He admitted that at that
time he and GOLD had gone into some detail In a discussion of their respective
interviews and advised that he felt tiiat it was noimal for the two thus to
"exchange experiences"*
BROTHUAN admitted that he asked .GO^ on this occasion whether
he had ever used the name HARRY SILVSRMASTER, recalling that that name was one
of many about vhom interviewing Agents questioned him on May 29, 19 h7* He stated
that there were several other names mentioned, but t hat he was unable now to
recall them* *
BROTHM/iN categorically denied that he had had any argument
with GOLD on May 29, 19U7* In this connection BROTHMAM also emphatically
denied that he had been "sore" at GOLD at that timQ because GOID had bought ,
THOBIAS INsB^CK around to vrork in BROIHILJJ'S laboratory*^ On this point
BROTOMAN stated that BLACK actually had never worked for him, that he had.
done work in his, BROTHMAN* S, Elmhurst laboratoiy on one day and further that
he, BLaCK, had not been paid any wages or salary* BROTHMAN said that BIihCK*S
work consisted of helping GOID at a time when GOLD was exceedingly busy*
BROTHMaN said that he had eaten with BLACK and GOID on two
or three occasions’ and was able to recall that on one occasion they had eaten
at Janssen's Restaurant, Graybar Building, New York*
BROTHMAN did say, however^* that he did not particularly,
like BLACKi that he regarded him as eccentric* He said that he had heard that
BLACK had kept a snake in his room, which fact, according to BROTHMAN, was one
reason he, BROTHM^IN, regarded BLACK as eccentric* BROTHlLiN said that he was
always "uneasy" about people with "weir'd habits"*
It is noted that GOLD has related that BROTHMAN appeared to
regard GOID as beih'g of some iiiQ)ortance in the Soviet espionage setup* Again
BROTHII^N made a flat denial that he had at any time suspected BL.iCK of any iooh
activities*
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It is also noted that GOLD has advised that BROTHimr
informed him that it would be necessary to concoct some story which would
explain their association for the period up to 19h6. At that time
BROmMAN had suggested that the ^ents be given the story that GOLD
HROTHMAN were collaborating on a book and that their frequent meetings were
made in connection with this pro^ct* BR0TH15AN stated in response to this
that he and GOLD had actually contemplated collab^atlng on a chemical book
and that the story liras not a fabrications H© admitted that no actual work
had been done in connection with the book and reiterated that the meetings
between them had taken place for the purpose of his giving to GOLD chemical
e3q>eriments which GOLD was to perform for hlm» ^
BROTHMAK was then questioned concerning his having given
GOLD additional instructions as to the manner of testifying at the later
proceedings before a Grand Jury in New York and again denied that he had
instructed GOLD in any manner whatsoever concerning his testimony. It is
noted that GOLD has advised that he and BROTHMAN walked for several hours in
the early morning of the day that GOLD was to testify before the Grand Jury
and that the subject of his testimony was then under discussiont BROTifidiiN
advised that he had met GOLD on numerous occasions in such a manner and stated
that he was unable to recall the particular date of tte discussion as described
by GOLD prior to GOLD’S questioning by the Grand Jury on July 31, 19h7*
BROTHM^ stated that he had no present recollection of
having received at his offices, 2928 Ulst avenue. Long Island City, ary
communication for GOLD prior to GOID'S tectimony before the Or and Jury which he,
BROTHlL'iN, recognized as a Grand Jury sianmons* According to GOID, BRCXTHliiAN
recognized the envelope in which the summons was received and advised GOLD
that he now was to appear before the Grand Jury and that there was 'nothing to
worry about if he stuck to his original story*
^ELEABETH T. .BENTLEY stated upon interview on June 15,
1950, that in the course of her association with BROTHMN in 19U0 and 19Ul, she
ate with him several times in a Chinese restaurant, the name of which she could
not recall, which was located on West 33rd Street, New York City, between 6th
and 7th Avenues. She remembered that BROTHMAN Uked Chinese food, that he was
particularly fond of tea, and further that the restaurant in question burned
down on one occasion during the time that die and BROTHMAN were freqaenting it*
When questioned on the point, BROTHMAN stated that he did
recall having eaten with BENTLl^Y in a restaurant in that locality* BROTHM«M
adiaitted that he had a fondness for Chinese food and on the other pointy. ite«
■ tea, it is to be noted that on May 22, 1950# SA JOHN M* COLLINS and the indter
had lunch with BROIHMaN in the course of nhich he ordered tea and stated that
he was extremely fond of it* . X ' . .
..ELIZABETH T. BENTLBX -has advised that it was her recollection
that BROTHM^ at one 'Sme worked at^Se Edgewater Arsenal and that JACOB POL OS ^
had asked him to furnish information concerning the arsenal* She 'stated'tBat
EROTHMaN had demurred at first hut recalled that GOLDS had later informed her that
BROTHILiN had complied with his instructions and had furnished the , desired infor-
mation* She was unable to recall the exact nature of information sought by
GOLDS and en^hasized the fact that the whole insident was very vague in her
recollection*
BROTHlLiN denied that he had ever done any work either in *
connection with or at the Edgewater Arsenal# but stated that he had designed
some vats and kettles, etc*, for the Picatinny Arsenal (Dover, New Jersey) while
he was employed at HE3®RICKS MANUFACTURING OOMP.J^Y* It was his present
recollection that probably he had done this work in response to a specific v
inquiry from Picatinny Arsenal* he commented that he had designed similar things
for many other firms while employed at Hendricks*
In this connection BROTHiLiN admitted that in 19ii6 he was
requested by the Government of Palestine to make a trip to an arsenal in Mazyland
where he h^d to look over two east iron vessels left from iniorld War' I, .which
vessels the Government of Palestine was then considering purchasing*
Getting back to the Edgewater affair, BROTHMAN stated that
he knew at one time the names of all jobs he had done work on, but tli^t he did
not now 'have any independent recollection of any work done by him for Edgewater
' ATs^al* EROTH&liN eii^)hatically denied at this point that GOLDS asked him for
any information regarding the Edgewater arsenal and further asserted that he
never gave GOLDS any such information* BROTHMilN said, however# that he had
'^parted with each and every drawlxig he was ever asked for**# but that he had
**never played secrets with aiycne** since he had no reason to do soi
It is noted that^^GO^ has advised that BROTHMAN furnished
to him a report entitled# **Magnesium Powder Plant**, vhich was to be or
actually was turned over to SEMENOV* When questioned concerning this# BROTHMAN
advised that he had doxie work at the Rufert Plant, Seymoar« Connecticut, on
pyrotechnic powders for the ' <>»ustralian Government on the specific request of
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EROTHNAN was then working* .> He stated that his specific asslgniaent In connection
with the magnesium was to design a nozzle to be Used in spraying molten
magnesium* He stated that he had been successful in designing such a nozzle but
denied any recollection of having turned oyer his diagrams on the matter to CX)LD* •
He advised, hov^Bver, that he might have discussed the project with J2QLD. since the
latter was working with him at the time and stated that in any event GOID would
have had access to the documents, which were kept in the conpany office* . He stated
that this particular work was not in any way secret, and that it did not represent
a radical departure from any established methods* .
At this point BROTHMAM advised that all of the work which .
he had done in the ohemlesl field was of a ^commercial nature” and that most '
of the projects were ones which he had initiated himself as being possibly
profitable* He stated that it was his conviction that if all of the work idiich
he had done in the ohemLoial • field were turned over in toto to a hostile power,',
that it would not be detrimental to the United States* He stated that all of it
could easily be obtained from other sources, and that he, himself, had published
a number of articles dealing with topics iriiich were more significant than the
magnesium project*
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IDTHIVIBBS WIT H lORIAM MOSKOnTZ I*''''.
MIRIAM MOSKOfflTZ^ partner and aecretaxy to AERAIiAM BROTHMAN^ was
interviewed at the New tork Office oh Uasr IS, 19$0, frcn 605 to 600 p.m,,
and again on May X6, 1950 ^ alt the offioe of A« Brothman and Associates at
29-28 ul Avenuei long Island Ci-ty, from lilS p»m« to Uj 15 She was in-
terviewed SAs Ralph P« Miller and Thomas H* Zoeller*
selft
MISS MOSKOWXTZ furnished the following information conoerning her-
She was born June 10» 19l6>^_at, B^bnneji_lLew_^r 8 .ey* She attended
high school in Bayonne, New Jersey, and ni^t school at City~College of New
York, graduating in 19^2, receiving a B.S. Degree in Education# She fur-
nished the following employment t 193U-1936, Dotmort Holding Corporation,
1819 Broadway, New York Cityi 1936-19la, Sonn Leasi^ Corporation, East I(lst
Street near Madison Avenue, New York Cityj March I 9 I 4 I until the end of 19l*l,
Dnmigrabion and Naturalization Service, New York City) also 19lil, Social
Security Board, New York Cityi 19U2 until the fall of 19W*, employed ty War-
Manpower Commission, New York Cityi fall of 19^ until the present, employed
by A# Brothman and Associates* Her relatives are as foUowst sister, MRS* ~
ARTHIBt^ 4(dRNB LAP , 82 Danfox^th Street, Jersey City, New Jers^l brother,
SYLVIAN^MOSKOTITZ, Orangeburg, New; Yorkj brother, BEN JA?£EN^OSKDiriTZ, ^772
Boulev ard^ Bayomie, New Jersey^ parents, ROSE and SI(aiUl%MbSKOWIfZ, ui
Boulevard, Biygnne, Nct Jersey* — - ^
MISS MOSKOfflTZ resides in Apartment liA, l^L Eighth Avenue, New York
City, with a MRS. GERTRUDE KOGAN. She stated that she met MRS. KOGAN 'rtiile
employed at Immigration and Naturalization Service, New York, and that MRS#
KOGAN is not presently anplcyed*
MISS MOSKOyiTZ ' stated that she went to work for A# Brothman and
Associates in the early fall of 19UU« At that time the conq^any was alreac^
formed and she states that she did not know any of the members of the firm
prior to her employment there# It is her recollection that she heard of
the position available with the firm through some friend irtiose name she does
not presently recall* Members of the firm were ABRAHAM pfiCA ft
JULES 04IL Z. BARISH, and GERHARD NQRVAS^LIiJAN* They
were cRemical ehpheers and lopatea^''llh East 3i2 Street7"N^York City* ^; v :*
MISS MOSKOfflTZ stated that the 32nd Street office consisted of a
snail design room- and a small "cubby hole" space used as an offioe* She ' ^
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stfMsdd thit at the tlme^ aihe Ojame to vork itflr the coapafvy^ they uaed 4 14^
oratozy ifhloh iraa not located in the 32nd Street building* It ia her reo^^
lection that this laboratory wae a makeahlft affair, not very irell equipped
but that it iraa used by the firm and die the on3y^4b she knowe of lued by
- the fixtn until the formation of the laboratory at'Blmhurat, l^ng T eland,
iffaiob vUl be described later* MISSJlOSKOVriTZ.: stated that she had never been
to thie laboratory* ^
... :iCCSS MOSKOWITZ stated that when she came to work fca* the oonqpaay
they had two principal projects, one with the Bridgeport Brass Cou^jaay,
Bridgeport, Connecticut, for ifcom th^‘ were working on DDT dispaisers, and
the other the Graver Tank Conqany in Chicago, Illinois* Graver Tank Com-*
pany is engaged in making heavy machinezy and UR» EROIHIAN was engaged in
. getting up a sales manual on mixing equipment* She recalled that ill* JAC K
\^LLS of Bridgeport Brass was one of the firm* s contacts, Uit did hot know
uy other individuals contacted ly them* She also recalled that at about
the time she came ?rlth the fiiin, there were some negotiations for the sale
of a plant to the Gyanainid Compary for the manufacture of DDT, but .this
never materialized* Also,' a flm in the midwest (j^babiy Southern. Acid
and Sulfur Conpany, St* Louis, Missouri, IffU S^^^^NEVINS) wanted HR* ^OTHUAN
to go on their payroll as an employee, idiereas hb> wanted to be retained by
them as a consulting engineer axxl accordingly, no agreement was ever reached
by BROTHMAN with this flin*
MISS MOSKOyiTZ stated that she knew nothing of BROTHMAN *8, business
associates or BROTHMAN’s places of enplcyment prior to the time she came to
' work for him* Later, however, when the names of the concerns were suggested
to her, sh3 emitted knowing BROTHMAK had worked for the Chemurgy ppslgd
Corporation, the Hendricks Manufacturing Cosp^ny, and the Blawknox Coiipary
in Fennoylvania, for which BROTBIAN did some sort of development work* . ^
stated that she knows nothing al^ut profit sharing of the members of the
company due mainiy to the fact that the eonpany never had any profits after
• she oame* She stated that BROTHMAM, in her opinion, is Just not a bosihess
man and could give no reason why the company did not "pan out'* except the
. lack oj^.a good business manager* She stated that shortly after she came to
the company, the DDT work of Bridgeport Brass Coopary was finished and the
company was in very poor financial straits* MISS MOSKOWITZ stated that it
is her cpinion that EROTHMAN could and should have received royalty pay-
ments from the Bridgeport Brass Company instead of the cash fee which he
did receive^
MISS MOSKOWITZ stated that KORGHI^ did very little work as a : *
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member of the firm and irae oonoerned principally with doing work for hlnwelf x
as an architect* She advised that~5®^H_left the company soon after she ' i
went to work for them and shortly aftw he left, which was in very early 1915 *
Hhe Oilnese arrlved% UXSS 1I0SIK7WITZ said that In Januazy 19US, negotla-* ^
tions were started with the Air Tcrce of the Chinese Government, idio wanted J
to make plywood and lucite for planes# IDie Chinese were 'unahle to get the ^
DuPent Coinpany t9 make these articles and, as they had beard of SROfTHMAN's j
reputation in the trade, tl^ came to him and wanted him to develop the two |
materials, particularly the lucite without conflicting with esdating patents .J
held ly the DuPont Con^pany, lasS liOSKOWITZ stated that the lucite was vexy . '1
difficult to develqp withcwit^cttifllctinf with patents, but that BROTHMAN ^
thought ^e could do it# BROTHMAN came in contact with the Chinese through
HERBERT RS^DragS^^consultlng engineer, 551 Fifth Avenue, Hew Xork# t
She advised that there were months of negotiating with the Chinese )
and the contract with them was signed about June 1, 19li5« She stated that |
a TJAN and a W. CVsT^, Tdiom she believes were both Colonels in the
Chinese Air Force, did hahdle the negotiations with the firm* She stated \
that all members of the firm with the exception of K<nCHI£N participated* ^
MISS :K>SK0WITZ recalled that at the same time that negotiations
were going on with the Chinese, BROTHMAN was negotiating with some man in the
Bronx on a project to design a machine in connection with cigarette lighter
flints* She stated that this project never amounted to anything*
MISS MOSKOWITZ advised that immediately after the Chinese began ;
negotiating with them, they realized that if the contract were signed, it ■
would be necessary for the firm to have a laboratory of their own* She said
that practically the day after the Chinese contract was signed, it was de-
cided to build the laboratory at Elmburst, Long Island* She advised that
about 600 square feet of space waa rented at 8^03 57 Avenue, Elmhurst* She
advised that this building is owned by a MR* EDHARD QUICK, who is still the
owner of the building* QUICK operates a compary called the '^Peaoook Roll
Leaf Company at this adless* She advised that id* WOLLAN.was In charge of
setting up the lab* It is her opinion that SEYl^UR^BSANDELKCRN was one of
the first persons hired to work in the laboratoiy and he assisted MR* WOIXAM
in obtaining the other emplayeea# ^
It is her recollection that the employees were hired liTthq folio»-. .
ing orderi SHOLE^TSHBEHSTEIN, chemisti WILLL^iQOHAIX, chemist} R^ERT
0ERS0N,_ chemical engineer and chemist* a friend oxkANDELKORN who, had JoA
"been 'discharged f^om the Amy} and brother of GERHARD (WQLLAH
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and HA ggY QOU) . ehendst anl a friend of HIOTHUAM.
The above names were all that MISS M0SK0WIT 2 cou ld recall as. being
employees I but she also recalled the foUwwlng empYoyees^ upon suggestlont
SOL FAMSHELi eleetrlcal engineer | who was brought in to work under the
Chinese' contract f and HEHSH^R^IKOIIVITZi chemical engineer*
MISS MOSKCWXTZ stated that there vere also a cotq}le of young drafts-
men brought in to work bn the Chinese contract^ but they did not stay long
and she cannot new recall their xxames*
MISS MOSKOffITZ stated that she believes most of the employees were
hired through advertisanents in the <'Mew York Tines" and the technical maga^
zines* She stated that WOLTAN did most of the hiring and that MR* EROlilMAN
vas not pleased about some of them* She advised that ^Bi2£JiC0LLaM came from
the midwest and ^ebelieves the others were from New York City* Concerning
HARRY GOIDf she stated that he had known MR* BHO'IHMkN before# QOU) was sup-
posed to have had considerable chemical laboratoiy experience | and MR*
BROTHMAN thought that he woiild be a good person to run the laboratory* GOLD
was employed from about June I 9 I 46 to May or June 19l|8»
MISS MOSKOWITZ said that money was borrowed in the firm *8 name to
set up the laboratory from BEKHARD PIDTO* She advised that PIDTO' is a sales-
man for a bronze powder hou8e~ (fialonerffi^ze Powder Works | Ino*| Chandler
Building! New York City) and had money at the time* She said that he also
had a business located In Brooklyn called the Process Chemicals Coiig^>any*
PIDTO first put up $1^000 which was equal to the first payment to be reoeived
from the Chinese ^diich payment would not be due until the products were de-
livered* The delivexy took longer than expcotedi the firm ran out of moneys
and PIDTO put up various amounts until he bad furnished a total of approxi-
mately $25!000* (PIDTO is also an Investor and is believed to be sales mana^
ger in the wave lotion business BROTHMAN is presently engaged in*)
The Chinese contract ended in approximately September IPU?! and was
successful in that the materials were produced! but the firm lost money on
the deal! according to MISS MOSKDWITZ*
JjSBCHIEK dropped out of the firm at the time the firm moved to their . '
present lEo^ion in Long Island! ^ich was about October 19U6* He remained
in the 32nd Street office and is still there.
WOLIAN dropped out of the firm a few weeks after KORCHIEN did* He
received a teaching job*
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MmiAMJffiSKCWITZ became a partner about the time the tim move4 to
Long Ieland7'^e abated that the firm waa unable to meet a payroll and that
she had put 45^50 ot her pim savinga into the conpany*8 fund to meet the pay-
roll and that she later on put in money up to about a thousand dollars* She
waa made a partner as ’^aome sort of a reward** ^jWRCIEElL received no return
when dropped out of the firm* It waa felt that KC21CHIEII had not contribut-
ed materially to the company as he was engaged in his own architectural work*
BABISH received 4500 or 4600 at the time he left* GERHARD WOLL^ received
~nbthing at the time he left| since the con^any'was'hro^ce ai w “time* VAOO
dropped out in June 19iid| and received nothing* BROTHMAN was broke at the
tlmej using his own savinga to run the compel^*
After the Chinese contract ended about September of 191*7# the lab-
oratory carried on in the development of the various steps of manufacturing
lucite^ the idea being to obtain patents for the various steps used to de-
velop the product*
SILBERSTEIN left the laboratory about June 19U7* ROIf WOLLAN left
a few weeks later* QERSON left in the winter of 19ii8* JtANDELWDRN had left
the conpany before the firm moved to Long Island in October 191*6* ROHALL
left the firm in June of 191*7# stayed away about a month, and then returned*
He was working for a chemical engineer degree and wanted to get experience
in design work* He stayed with the firm until February or March of 19l*9*
An attorney ly the name of SERG^ijARVIS was helping the firm work
out the negotiations with the Chinese, butNie was "dropped* before the
out the negotiations with the Chinese
Chinese contract was signed*
In oonnection with setting up the laboratory at Elmhurst, tong Is-
land, it is MISS MOSKCWITZ^ recollection that KQRCHIEM may have laid out the
laboratory* VAGO handled the carpenters, etc* , used to build the laboratory*
WOLLAN, EROliSto,"and MANDELKORN handled the purchase of equipment for the
lab. a
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UTRR MOSKOWriTZ recalled when the name was suggested to her tha t
nLicWNSS® had teen employed by the firm as a draftsman prior to October ^ ^
is described as ^ (19i*6)} 5^*6* tallj 150 lbs*,| light brown curly hairf
wore no glasses^ had been^w the Navy* She stated that TCWNSEND has lately
been very ill aid looks nothing like his former self* She advised that TCini*
SEND occaslcmally visits the office In Long Island* ^ :
ISAi^C HAIFERN, who died In the winter of 19U7, was an accountant
who handled the company *s books in both the 32nd Street address and in Loig
Island City* HALPSRN was in business ly himself wltji an office and residence
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in Eanhattaiu He is deecrilsed aet In hie 60'8j 5' tall| veiy tiny and vexy
thln^ wore thick leeeed glaeeeei gray hair* ; = ;v ..
V Nhen the naoe wae suggested to her $ HISS HOSKOWITZ stated that
BERNARU^SHKIN w^ associated with the oonpany about October 19146* He wae
a noontaot man** who knew several zich people and was going to be a sales rep-
resentative* She stated that noting ever came of MISHKIN'S association with
the compax^* She said that he took a trip to England in the spring of X9k7
and came back with a large contract with an English firm for the developniGnt
of a methaoxylate process* IMs contract was cancelled by the English firm
a few weeks later due to monetaxy difficulties with the British Government* '
MISHKIN was described aai age 38 (1950)^ 5 *10** tall; 160 lbs*; blond oiurly
hair; slender build; wore well tailored suits; wore glasses for reading*
lER and FIUNK KESSLER
MISS MOSKCWITZ advised that thenames TBA.
mean nothing to her* She had never heard of them*
MISS MOSKOVinTZ stated that the firm had never had ary dealings with
the British soientifio or diffusion mission or with the British Government
in any way or with any at their representatives* She said that they had
started negotlaticns with i^torg in I9I46 conoemlng a vitamin plant*. She
had met one of the representatives vdiose name was TVERLiNOVICH jyiRiAN-
^VICH| Miscellaneous Equipment Groupi i^mtorg}* She stated that theseNnego-
tia^ons never got very far and they were either going to develop a process
for ismtorg or use one of Amtorg's processes to set up a plant in Russia*
Negotiations never got to the point where the actual location of the plant
was decided upon*
The present accountant for the firm is BAVU) LICHTMAN of the flzmtof
Martin 6* Gettry on Fifth Avenue 1 New fork City* The firm’s bank account Ls
presently located in the National City Bank, Queens Plaza Branch* It was I
formerly located at the National City Bank^ 32nd Street Branch*
MISS MOSKCAifITZ has no bank account at the present time* She has a
small savings account at the Enpire City Savings Bankf 33rd Street and Park
Avenue f New York City* She has always filed her Federal income tax return
at either 110 Livingston Street^ Brooklyn^ or at Ij^th Street^ Manhattan*
She recalls that she did not file one in I9I46 or 1914? due to the fijmcial
losses she had taken In the cospany* All State tax returns have been filed
in Albany I New York* She has never filed a tax return in New Jersey*
Of the photogr^hs shown to her^ MISS HOSKOWITZ picked out the photo-
gra]^ of HARRY G0ID| but stated that she did not think it was a good pictuxw
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of Mm, did not look like Mm, and that he certainly was not 5»6" tall» Sho
picked out the picture ftf f!T.T7JVBK Tn bfhtiet and stated that she recognised :
it froBi having been published in the newspapers# •> .:
backgroi
MISS MOSKOffll ^ furnished the following Infoxmatlon conoemlng the
id of BROTHMAN’s partners!
JSpRCHIEIJ.- bom tq>8tate New Xorkj father deceased) sister a dancer,
a sociM butteirfly type) was not in armed services) single) now about $0 years
old) mature personality) does not know how he met BROTHMAN) belongs to pro-
fessional arcMteets organizations) knows of no other organizations to which
KORCHIEN belonged«
RARTSH « came fl‘om the west) went to school in California) father
and moth^ were teachers) middle name is ZOIA) lost a thumb in a machine shop
when young) has two children) BARISH and BROTHMiW had known each other be-
fore) knew of no organizations to which BARXSH belonged#
o^ jUjO - Hungarian accent) wore passes) thin hair) almost bald) went
to school in Europe at University of Budapest) has two children to which he
is devoted) man for details) childish in some respects) believes he knew MR*
KCRCHIEN) knew of no organization to which VAGO belonged#
jj fn T.TA w • from the midwest) a teacher at one time) father was a
school teawliery WOLLAN*s wife from midwest) had one child) possibty knew
EROTHMAN before) knew of no organizations to which V^OLI«AN belonged.
None of 6R0THMiiN*s partners were in the armed fcrees.
GOLDt
MSS MOSKCWITZ furnished the following information concerning KARRI
She had not known him prior to thetime he came with the fins In Mty
or June 19U6« She I'ocailed GOSiD came to the office once or twice in April
or May 19U6 before working at the ^boratozy, but did not know how he came
into contact with HRDTKMAN* She first became aware of his nazoe when discus-
sions were held concerning the need of a chemist In the laboratory, and
0OID*s name was mentioned as a good man to head the laboratory# ^en 0012)
came with the flm from Philadelphia, he spoke of Ms wife whom he described
as a tall, beautiful red-headed girl vdio had formerly been a model with >
Gimbels# He often spoke of his twins, ESSIE and DAVID, and on one oocasica
pulled out his wallet to show MISS MOSKDWITZ a picture of them, but put it
back immediately, stating he apparent^ did not have the pictures with hist#
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Qf> Tn Ap parent. ly talked to the others in the laboratory about his icLfe and
children and| according tOLjgSSJSOSKCWITZi appeared to be very devoted to then#
He also said he had a brother idio was a paratrooper who had been killed In
the Paolfio*
In 19U7-19U8, in fillir« out a withholding Income tax fonoi MISS
MOSKOWfITZ asked how many dependents to put down# GOID said one, and idien she
suggested his iri.fe and children should be put down as dependents^ he became
hysterical# MISS UOSKO^TZ was suspicious at this time as to the existence
of GOLD' 8 family#
MOSKOITITZ visited GOLD'S home in Philadelphia when his mother died
and met his brother, who was supposed to have been killed# There was no evi*
denoe of any wife or children# She was conrineed that they were not exist*
ent# The mother died in the winter or spring of 19li8#
UOSKOVITZ believed that GOID originally agreed to come on whatever
salary could be paid him and he had received about $100 per week# He apparent*
ly had no other inecne of his own# Sometime in 1947, the firm went absolutely
broke and GOID agreed to stay on in the expectation of eventually receiving
his salary and obtaining a share in whatever proceeds might be made# However,
Ids salary was never paid and the firm now owes him approximately $2500 f cr
about one-half year's wages# I^ing this latter period, GOLD had to repay a
loan to a bank and he was "frantic for cash"# MOSKOVIITZ knew no further de*
tails regarding this, however, she believed that he possibly borrowed from his
toother and father to obtain much of his living expenses during this time#
In June 1948, GOB) went back home to Philadelphia# Hlii father and brother
wanted him to cone baok and for this reason, he left the firm#
MOSKOWITZ recalled that in the summer of 1947 , one PHILIPNUIVINE
started to hang around the laboratory and he eventually was hired t^work in ,
the lab* I£VIN£, 'vdiose' home originally was in Boston, had previously worked
in a hospital and also at a private laboratory In New York City# He had a
wife, a child, and got an apartment in Forest Hills, in the vicinity where MR
VAGO lived# The possibility of a ^ob with the firm was apparently suggested
to him Iqy MR# V AGO#,^ He was described as 30 ( 1948 ), 6' tall) 180 lb8#j medium
build| black curly hairi no glasses# LEVINE, GOX^ and VAGO left the emplcy*
ment of the firm about the same time# OOID did not know LEVINE before, but
became very friendly with him in the lab* . I " . .
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traveling for the firm and the partners never did aiy traveling# She indloat*
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19liU - BROIHMAN traveled oeoaslonally to Bridgeport Brass in Con-
necticut* BROTHMAK wad in Chicago regarding contraot with midwest firm at
the time she came with firm*
19li5-19U6 - She knew of no travel.
19U7 - In the summer of 19U7, BROTHMAN began to make trips to Phila-
delphia in connection with a contract with the Stanton Iiaboratories with which
the contract was finally signed in November of that year*
191*8 - In early 19l*7^ a Dr* JASChAp(»IERANIEC| naturalised En^isb-
manj originally from Germany, dropped into t^e laboratoiy claiming he had a
lot of contacts in Europe* He also represented the Great Universal Stores in
England. He now has Commercial Plastics, Ltd* POIQBANXEC was Interested ^
the plywood glue process for fumlt\xre and in the Ixiclte process* BROTHMaN
drew up a brochure giving authority to negotiate and< PQMERANIEC returned
to Europe* The firm occasionally received a few letters £iom him and he wrote
sonetime in 19U7 of negotiations with a Swiss firm, Lonza, a major chemical
and electrical firm in Switzerland located at Basale. In connection with
negotiations with this latter firm, BROTHMAN and MXSS^UOSKOWITZ went to Eng-
land in May 19U8, meeting Dr. POteEElANIEC 1^ London, fee following day they
went to Switzerland where they stayed at Fitznow for several weeks* Negotia-
tions were not concluded then and BROTHMAN and MOSKOWITZ returned to the Ikiited
States in the beginning of June 19U8. Discussions were continued by mail.
191*9 - In about April 19h9j Dr. POMERANIEC, acting as A* Brothman
Associates* agent, signed a contract with Lonza. In June 19l*9f BROTHMAN and
MOSKOWITZ went to London, England, where they stayed two or three days*
Negotiations were conducted with Imperial Chemicals Industries and a possible
contract with this conpaxjy Is now pending* Frcia London, they went to Switzer**
land where they stayed four weeks. THae^ then returned to Paris for four days,
London two days, and returned to the United States at the etxl of July*
BROTHMAN made a trip to St. Louis about five months ago in connect
tion with a contract for industrial process engineers at Newark* Neither
BROTHMAN or MISS MOSKOIVITZ ever went to Canada*
MOSKOWITZ never heard of EMIL J U LIUS KL AUs kplCHS. e xcept ^diat she
read recently in the newq)apers» She stated that she would never have believ-
ed it if she had not seen FUCHS* statement in the papers*
None of the partners ever made ary tripe to Canada as far as MISS
MOSKOfflTZ knesr. She did not know of any travel made Vy any of the employees
exceptlng^ ^LD, who frequently went to Philadelphia over the weekends,
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apparently to aee his faoaily^ during the time ha iras emplGyedwlth the firm* .
With re^er^oe to tU he came from Ihdla ftom a firm foo^ :
idiom Brothman aj^ Associates dla lot of nork on an original |500 fee basls^
Later the work expanded so that about flOiOOO was expended hy the flim^ and
although they billed the Indian Company for this amount ^ they were only paid
the original $$00 fee* This is the Seshasayu Brothersi Ltd«| TTlohinopoly^
^th Indl^ RAHANI was sent to them for trainingt
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With reference to laboratories known to l^Si^SSUZjL she stated that
other than as previously indie ated^ she only knelTofthe small laboratory
conducted ty located in the same building on West 32nd
S^eet as A* Brothman Associates had been located* BROTHMAN frequently
met Dr* ROSENSTBIN for lunch and this was purely a contact as between two
professional men* The firm never ^d any work in ROSENSTEXN^s laboratory and
there were no odnnectlons between the two* ROSENSTBIN was with the Texas
Conpany and is now in California# _ ■
^e Phoenix Service Bureau is a stenographic service performed ly
MISS UOSKOWITZ^ which she stated she desired to be kept confidential as it
wou^ not "look good" for the fLim^s professional standing# .
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MIRIAM MOSKOWITZ was again interviewed at the offices of A* Brothman
and Associates j 29-28. 1|1, Avenue* Long Island City* on June 16* 1950* by SAs,
Thomas H# .Zoeller and Ralph F* Miller#
MISS MOSKCWITZ was first asked general questions concerning vdiat
reason" BROTHMAN had given to her for his being questioned by fBI Agents anl
his subpoena by the Federal ^and Jury in 19U7# She first stated that she
did not know what BROTHMAN was questioned about# When It w^ pointed out to
her how illogical it was that shB would not ask BROTHMAN about such things
in view of her close association with BROTHMAN since ^Ui* she saiid she uuy
have asked him* but never received a speo^^C answer# She said he may have
stated it was, "spy soa^ stuff % ■ ^ ^
According tb MOSKOfflTZ^ the newspapers at the time were full of . .
stories about ^J^ETH BENTX^ and her allegations* and MOSHDWITZ assumed
in her own mind^af BROTHMi^ ^s questioning was in connection with that V
matter# However* she maintained that from the time of BROTHMAN *s quest! ppr
Ing to the present time* she does not know specifically wha^ BROIHMAN wa# '
asked or why he was questioned* nor could she give any reason wty' ^e had
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Concernla e HgUg OOI P. IflBSJ jOSttHtfK aald die has no Idas hs
(^iiefitioned in 19^7# etatlng she^never asked GQID or afiycme elsd about the
nattet« She assumes it was more “qpy scare stuff HISS MOSKOWtZ was
again asked how BROTHUAH came to know GOLD and she said she did not know* It
was pointed out to her that the question of how they came to know each other
was oertain3y one of interest > especially after the recent press publicity
eoneemiiig OOUD* HISS MOSKOWITZ agreed that it was of interest to her# but
insisted that die had not asked BHOTHUAK# nor had he volunteered any Infarmar
tion concerning his association with GOID* M3BS MOSKDffITZ said she had
asked BRCXmUAN why the Federal Grand Jury hod questioned him and he replied
it was a re-haeh of what the agents had talked to him ebout* MISS MOSiDWira
Indicated that was all that BHOIHUrlN told her*
She then related that she had been at the office of HR. THWIS
KIERNAN# attozney for MR» BROTHM/iN on one occasion shortly before he appeared
before the Grand Juzy* A few questions were asked MR. BROTHHAN Iff MR*
KIERNAN in her presence which indicated to her that it involved so me *8py
stuff". She could not recall any of the specific questions which indicated
to her that it was about "spy stuff" except BROTHMAN had been asked, "How
did he come to meet ^p se ch aracters." She also recalled that it had some-
thing to do with AHTIE^EHHt and an article that he olaimed he wrote* She
recalled that the statemaits of WEBER did not Reflect well on MR. BRCIIflLiN*
She said this was the only thing that she could recall which might have re-
lated to the Grand Jury hearings* *
Concerning May 29, 19ii7, the day BROIHMAN and GOLD were questioned
hjr agents, MISS M06KCMITZ was Unable to say idiich of their employees were In
the office and knew that BROTHMAN was being questioned* Conceding her act-
ivities on that day, she was very vague and would eiiswer all questions by
saying "I may have". She said that it is ^r recollection that QOLO did not
come into the office that day. MISS MOSKOT.TTZ also said that she probably
went to the laboratory that afternoon, as was her usual practice* Slie could
not recall telling GOID anything concerning BROTKMiJi wher, she arrived at the
laboratory. She said she recalls seeing GOLD and the agents in a car in
Itont of the laboratory* She could not recall when she left the laboratory
or what time she and ROTHMAN returned to the laboratory that night* She -
said she could not recall whether they went to dinner th it ni^t, or whether
she went out for food while BROTHMAN and GOLD stayed in the laboratory*
MISS UOSKOWITZ was asked if sle had ever accoimanied BROTHf AN 'and
GOID in a car while driving SOID to Penn Station, and rhe said she mey have*
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She stated she could not recall any ^eclf Ic tine they drove GOLD to Penn
Station*
jjlSS MOSKOWj LTZ^ was asked if BROTHMAN and GOLD ever had any arguments
and she said they had argued over how to conduct 'Certain^ ejcperlments* When
asked if they had ever had any violent arguments. In fact so violent that she
had to inte3rvez:8| she stated she could not recall any suoh incident* It* was .
pointed out that if such an incident occurred, it would certainly be something
she would remember* UXSS UOSKOiiriTZ agreed, and stated that she is certain
nothing like this ever oocurred*
MISS MOSKDWITZ was asked if HABRI GOLD or MR* BROIHISAK were members
of the Coimunlst Party, and she stated that th^ were not to her knowledge*
She volunteered that she did not think HARHf GOD) had ever been a member of
the Communist Party*
A MISS MOSKDWITZ was asked if any of the enqployees of A* Brothman and
I Associates had been members of the Ccnmunist Party, and she said none to her
knowledge*
MISS MOSKOWITZ was then asked If she was at present or had been in
the past a member of the Conmunist Party, and she stated that she never has
^been a member of the Conmunlst Party*
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mtervieired on May 27, 1898, and that he
adrtsed that he eas horn In Budapest, T-mMrr of 1925 afteU coii?)leting
first came to the Orited Ste^ at^^ ok ^
his engineering training wttttam GOU)STEINi now deceased# and
SatSTthat he had »e» Tork, -hose
that he had been employed by a number^ eng^j^ ^
names he does hot haTn^chlldren, JOHN, age twelv^
■year, he mawied CLABTTIOSII^* .u,* S a,^ m « wife had returned to Hew fork
Sd SOSAH, age four. VaS a^^d toat to a^ toe
in January of 1933 and ^ Southern bistriot of Hew fork in Septembw,
engineer at 12 East 48 th Street, Hew fork Ci y.
VAGO stated that ho had resided in Hew fork exclusive^ except
for three years in HallSgton, and he Usted the following employnents sine. -
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June, 1938 to December, 1939, Procurement Division!
December, 1939 to June, 19 I 4 I, Oiartermaster Corps,
War Department!
June, 19U1 to April, 19U3, Fellheimer Wagner, 155 East ,
lt2nd Street!
April, 15 I 43 to November, 19U3, Greenewalt,
Chrysler Building!
Hovember, 19l»3 to February, 19U1*, Angelo ConU, 25 Broadway!
February, 19UU to August, 19U., Regal Chemical Comimny,
Greei^int!
August, 19lil» to June, 19»»8, A, Brothman, Asaociate8|. ^
June, 19Ue to date, -Jack Aronow, 12 East U8th Stres^
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VAnn stated that he had resided at the Buckingham Development
in Arlington^ Virginia while working in Washington and that he has resided at the
same address in New York since 191*1*
Xn connection with his relationship with BR0THMAN> VAGO
advised that he had received a telephone call from BROTHMAN in June or July of
191*1 at which time^ BROTHMAN advised him that a mutual friend^ whose came
VaGO could not recall, had suggested that VaGO might be interested in
doing some part-time work* VACX) advised that BROTHMAN was, at that time^
designing a chemical plant for a Rufert Company at Seymour, Connecticut
and that he had paid VAGO $25*00 for some structural engineering work
which VaGO had done in his spare time* He related that he had given
his work to BROTHMAN who was then employed at Chemurgy and that subsequent
to that time, he had not seen or heard from BROTHMAN until early 191*1*#
At that time, BROTHMAN called VAGO and informed him that he washiring
men for the Regal Chemical Company and asked VAGO to take a position as
a structural engineer which VaGO did* VAGO stated that BROTHMAN *S j<A>
was to organize an engineering staff and that BROTHMAN was also a kind
of trouble shooter for different plants of the company* VAGO recalled
that structural engineering work was scarce at the time so that BROTHMaN
had VAGO doing odds and ends of engineering work In setting vp a plant
which was to manufacture DDT* VAGO related that BROTHMAN was to design
the plant and that VAGO was instructed to set up an office at 55 West
l*2nd Street to handle work at the plant but that the prefect had lasted
only about three weeks when BROTHMAN quarrelled with I^TLIQ of the Regal
Chemical Company and was discharged along with all those whom he had hired*
VAGO recalled that the quaixel was over financial questions but he was
unable to supply any details*
^z\ce BROTHMAN and VAGO were both uneiiq^loyed, they looked
for new positions until EROTHBIAN conceived the idea of setting up a firm of
engineers* BROTHMaN promised that through his connections, he would be
able to obtain some large engineering jobs, VAGO said, and he painted
such a rosy picture that the other partners readily accepted proposition*
VAGO said that he had met and at the Regal
Chemical Company and the other partners at the time that the partnership was
set up*
VAGO said that there was no discussion of profit sharing
at the time the partnership was set up nor was there any written agreement of
any kind* He stated that it was assumed that BROTHMAN would receive tbs lion*#
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'share of the Income since his connections would furnish all of the flnii*8
business* ^YAQO stated that the other paHners knew very little of
BR01HMAN*S back^ound at the time but were taken in by his glib promises*
VAOO stated that he himself knew cit the time that BROnOtiN
had been employed by Chemurgy and the Regal Chemical Compaz^ and also by a firm •
known as Hendricks and that he had attended Columbia Ci^verslty* He recalled
that the office of the firm was set up at UU East 32ndi Street with very little
equipment and with no paying in of capital since there were no initial ejq)ense8*
he original plvji was to have a drawing account of ^1XX}*00 a week for each
i>artner idilch was shortly reduced to $65«00 and dropped all together after a
few months#
In the early days of the flrm^ VaGO said the only Income idiich
the Company had was from the Bridgeport Brass Company and the Graver ^ank
Coii^}anyj both of vdiom had paid BROTHMaN a retainer for engineering work
of about five to six hundred dollars a month* He stated that it was his
understanding that BROTHMaN had had these retainers for about two years
before the partnership was set up and that he believed that they were dLs continued
in late 19ii5«
According to VAGO^ EROTHBIAN planned to make up proposals for
engineering Jobs vdilch would result in contracts for the firm* As a
result, he said, the partners were extremely busy working some seventy
hours a week making \xp soine elaborate proposals udiich were never accepted
and for which they received no payment* VAGO expressed the opinion that
BROTHHAN might possibly have been receiving payment for these proposals
while telling the other partners that it was not professional practice
to pay for such proposals unless they were accepted by clients*
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during almost the entire period of Its existence and that he himself had
gone in debt $2,500*00 for personal living expenses although he had Incurred
no debts for the firm*
In 19U5, VAGO said the firm received a contract trom tbs
Chinese Qovemment to design a plant for military aircraft in China* The
negotiations for the contract were made ty SROTHUAN and VAGO was unable to ^
ejqplain BROTHMAN’S connections which resulted in obtaining the contract#
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^AOOadvtsed that all of the taembers of the ftna had
woziced continually ozi^hXi^ project for about elghtten months and that they : >
were to receive $86, 000*00 according to the terms of the contract |
170,000*00 of which was actually received* VAGO recalled that $30,000*00
was received in one payment and that the remainder was to be paid in
monthly sums of $5iP00*0O but that the latter payments were usually
delayed* Fifteen percent of the contractual amount was not received
because the plant was never actually coiiQ>leted and $6,000*00 was taken
off 'tize contract price because of the fact that certain inspections -were
unnecessary*
VAQO stated that the Chinese contract was coiqpleted in
19Jj7 and that later in that year, the firm received a contract to build a
plant in Philadelphia involving some Ingredient for Toni permanents for
vhich they received $10,000*00*
Another contract received in 19U7 was with the Mettur Chemical
Company of India for irtiich they received $503 *00* This contract dealt with
the building of a plant to utilize chlorine wastes* VAQO stated that a
$10,000*00 bill had been sent to this coc^ny at the tlma that the proposals
were sent but that no payment had ever been received although BROTHMAN advised
them that an oral agreement had been made for such a payment*
VAGO stated that to the best of his recollection, no other
income was ever z^ceived by the Con^)any inith the exception of some minor ' .
items which he might have forgotten*
In order to keep up current expenses of the firm, VAGO stated,
HIOTHMAN borrowed money repeatedly Informing the partners that he was borroidzig
on his own credit Itom personal friends* VAGO was unable to supply the names of
these lenders but he stated that he himself had never been called upon to pay
any of the obligations nor had any of the other partners to his knowledge*
VAGO stated that the firm was in dire straits each month
for such items as rent and telephone bills and that the employees of the
cou^any were almost without exception cheated out of a part of their salaries |
some of them to a considerable extent* He stated that as a result of the
financial failure of firm, ^BAHXSiLhad dropped out in a few months, probably
in December of 19UU and that 'WOLLAN had dropped out in 19li6 after a quarrel with
BROTHMAN* He stated that who was an architect, had dropped out
probably in I9I46 because there was no work In his field during the existence of
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Clt 7 > only he^ BR0TH2UN and MIRIM UOSKOl^TZ remaned. He stated that tbe move
had been made on money received on the Chinese contract and partly on
account of that contract since the Job necessitated extra space and extra
workers* VAGO related that he himself had left the firm In June^
as a result of a number of cimnilatlve grievances chiefly because of the
fact that he was not permitted to share in policy making and also because
of what he considered personal xnlstreatment by EROTHMAN* He advised that
he had not talied to BROTBMAN since that time and that on the one occasion
when he had seen EROTHMAN^ it was to sign dissolution papers and he^ VAQOj
had ^ecified that there was to be no conversation between them*
VAQO stated that he had come to believe that EROTHMAN might
have been cheating the other partners although he admitted that BROTHMAN*S
standard of living had never been out of keeping with his alleged financial
difficulties.
VAGO stated that EROTHMAN was always careful to conceal his
business dealings from all the partners except MIRIAM MOSKOWITZ but that
she apparently accompcuiied EROTHMAN on almost all of his business contacts.
VAGO felt that EROTHMAN probably did not want other partners to meet
his business contacts because of his fear that they mi^t take leave of
the firm and keep some of EROTHMAN 'S clients.
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VAGO stated that be could recall no social calls at the ;
office for EROTHMAN nor any individue^. who either called or appeared at the office '' i
frequently. VAGO stated that he bad visited in EROTHMAN horns with his wife |
on a few occasions early in the relationship but that there had been no other I
guests at the horns. ^ i
In connection with the laboratory rented by the flm^ VAQO i
recalled that it had been set up in late 19h$ at the time that the Chinese j
contract was received and V&QO stated positively that the firm had bad j
no laboratory prior to that time since all of the earlier work was of the 1
mechanical engineering type involving no testing of processes^
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idiose name he could not recall near Woodhaven Boulevard and Queens Boulevard i
in Queens. He stated that the factory in which the room was rented was . ^ ^ j
engaged in the manufacture of coated paper and that his firm paid $35.00 . 1
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^ VAGO s tated that all of the work that EROTHMAN had dose on
DDT and aerosol waa dMie before the firm was organized and that no chemical
work iras $ver done for Bridgeport Brass Con^)any or Graver Tank Cos^pany* ' ^ '
He stated that the work on Bu^->5 'vdilch EROIHIIJI had told him about was
done for the United States Rubber Company in 19i42 or I9U3* He stated
that he himself had done none of the purchasing for tha laboratory and that
he had visited it only infrequently* He advised^ however^ that to
his knowledge^ all of the materials used in the laboratory were bought
ftom Elmer and Amende a large New fork* firm and that they were ordez*ed
by l^^oratory employees* He stated that the laboratory had first been
r^^d'^Sy TOLLAIL and that after the latter's resignation from the finij
it was rented by Hid UtY GOIJD#
In connection with Chemurgy Design Corporation^ li20
Lexington Avenue> VAGO advised that the only contact that he had ever had tdth.
this fim was to deliver the previously mentioned work to GQROTHMAK at the
company office* He stated that it was his belief that EROTHUAN was a
Vice President of the firm and that KQRCH IEN w as an architect and BARISH
a draftsman#
In connection with the travel by members of the flm^ VAGO
advised that EROTHMAN had travelled to Philadelphia^ Chicago and Connectibut^^ ^
but that hone of the other partners or en^loyees had done any traveling
on firm business*
VAGO stated that in May of 19Udj EROTHMAN had gone to
Switzerland to contact a Swiss chemical company with whom be had been
corresponding* VAGO stated that the ey^nses were paid by that cozipany* He
stated also that he had seen correspondence from the firm and believed the t rip
to be a bona fide one*
ViiGO advised that he had met HARRY GOLD at the time when
the latter was hired for the laboratory in 19ii7 and that he had known him
during the year and one-h^df that he worked there* He stated that GOID
had been hired by BRQTHMAN as a chemist and that he had been in charge
of the laboratory after UfOLLAN left* He stated that he did not know of
asy previous relationship between EROIHMAN and GOLD but that the two
were obviously very friendly*
VhGO stated that the bank account of the firm was maintained
at the National City Bank branch at 1 Park Avenue until the firm was moved
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to Lozig Island at which time the account was trwsrerred to the
Queens Plaza Br^'^h* He stated that he believed that BROTHMaN had personal
accounts in some'banka*
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s JT AG Q-^dvised that he hinseir had t<sc a nuiober of years
maintained an account in the Sterling National Bank, 95-38 ‘^eens Boulevard
and that he had filed his Federal income tax returns in District fi, Brooklyn
and his New fork State returns either at Albany or at to Centre Street. New
York#
7AG0 stated that be was unwilling to furnish a signed
statement setting out the facts of the interview#
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EIHL ZOLA BABISH, 2lUi 7Bth Street, Jackeoja Helgbte> New lorlc, a
former partner in Abraham Brotbiman and Asaoelatea, was interviewed ,at the New
York Office on Uagr 1S» 19$0 by SAS UAURIOE W. CORCORAN and EOTARD F. NC CARTHt*
The interview commenced at 8tl$ P^m* and wpa. concluded at about p«a*
EUIL ZOLA 6AH1SH advised that he, was born on JtazJUJlSlb, at
Rattle, Washington; He attended elementary and high school in Seattle' and
'was enrolled in the University of Washington from 1933 to 1935 •' In 1936 he
entered the University of Calif oz^a at Berkeley, Calif omia, from which he
received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1939* His father, SAUL W* BARISH,
still resides on the West Coast* . .
BARISH advised that after leaving school "things got hot out there*
and be decided to come to New York where he has resided since that time* He
declined to further ezqpXain the above statement* BARISH is currently eaiaoyed
as Chief Engineer at the Industrial Access Qigineers, Inc*, 8 Lister Avenue,
Newark, New Jersey, and resides at 2lUi 78th Street, Jackson Heights, New York,
with 2als wife RUTH and two minor children*
According to BARISH, he first met ABRAHaU BROTHUAN York
City during 1941 at a "social gathering"* He declined to further ide^a^^y
this social gathering, explaining that he did not recall the exact "date, place
or purpose of same* At this time he had known of BROTHUAN as a prca^ent
engineer who had written In professional trade magaaines* He also knef that
BROTHUAN was respected in the field of chemical engineering and found him
to be interesting social contact* Their mutual interests led tea
friendship, vdiich according to BARISH still exists today,
At the time of his introduction to BROTHUAN in 1941, BARISH
was employed the If* W* Kellogg Company, New York City, in an engineering
ci^aclty and BROTHUAN at that time was Chief Engineer at the Hendrick Uann->
faeturing Company, New York City* Accordtegto BARISH, idien BROTHUAN went with
Chemurgy Deeiga Company in 1942, he, BROTHUAN, was instrumental in the
esqplo^ent of BARISH ae a meebanleal engineer by Chemurgy* BARISH stated that
other employees of Chemurgy at this time were ARTHUR P* wg ER, BOB TOWNSBiPj^^,,.^
OSCAWJTAQO* JULES KORCHIEN and a woman known only asXRUt?, wkMe name he' does
presentjy recalliT^owever, VAGO and KORCHIEK wezk on a consultant baels .
;only« ' ' ' . - ■
HENRf'
Coopazur actually wor
R^^S^WINNE was president of Chemurgy and Chemurgy Design'
out of G0LW7NN£*S chemical brokerage office then
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located in the Gra^ar Building,; 420 Lexington ayenue. New Ycrk City* Acccrdlng
to BARISH* BROTHMAN separated friai Chemurgy in tto aunoer of exact date
not recced* Chemurgy had been working on plans for the construction of . .
a plant for the Rufert Chemical Company, in which conpapy GQLWTO ffl. had some
firwuicial interest, the exact details of which are unknown to flARiffl. He
stated that primarily due to the inefficiency of the Rufert Chemical Conpany
engineers in supplying the necessary information to go ahead with the plant
and in view of the various financial interests in the Rufert Company who
were pressing for early completion of the plant, GOLYTXNHE and BROTHUAN^had
a violent disagreement irtiich resulted in ^0rHKAN*S separation from the company
under rather strained relations* According to BARISH, BROTHMAN actually left
some of his personally oTOed equipment at Chemurgy when he separated and did
not return to claim it due to the above-mentioned strained relations,
'While still employed at Chemurgy, BROTHMAN had a personal
consultant contract with the Graver Tank Conpany, East Chicago, Illinois,
and to develop various problems for this concern, he had set up a snail
laboratory on East 32nd Street, New York City, the exact address of irtitch
BARISH could not remember* --
It is noted that other investigation in instant case has revealed
that during the above period the office of Abraham Brothmaa and Associates was
located at llU East 32nd Street, New York City.
Continuing, BARISH stated that while with Chemurgy BROTHMAN had
a separate personal agreement with one TOEODO ^fi f^om which ^OTHBiAN
received $100 to $150 a week and which he W received for a period of about
ij years* BARISH recalled the names of Heilig»s enterprises, after his memory
via refreshed by agents, as the Tedlee Chemical Conq)any and the Regal Chemical
Company^ both located in Brooklyn, New Ycrk. Also at this time BARISH was
receiving $50 per week from HEILIG as a consultant. BARISH said that several
weeks after BROTHMAN left HEILIG, he, who was also dissatisfied at Chemurgy,
separated and joined the A* Brothman and Associates*
The informant said that Abraham Brothman and Associates was formed
officially in August, IShk, because BROTHMAN had -Uie above Graver contract and
also a contract with the Bridgeport Brass Company, both of which were on a
consultant basis. BARISH could recall no other business connections of
BROTHMAN during this period. However, he stated that he felt that additional
business would be obtained through BROTHMAN extensive contacts in the trade
and, therefore, desired to associate himself with BROTHMAN since In his opinion
BROTHMAN was a "near genius".
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>BAEISH tb^t the other aseoeiatea at the ^eeptixMi of the -
enterprlae were_^,QAfiA H)LLAIij^ who had eome from the Heillg Conpaqy and idio
waa fi'lend^ ^th BROTHmi&N| OSCAR VAOO i who waa prohahl^ imemplojred during
this periodj JULES K^CIOE^ independent architect* BARISH recallfad that '
K0RCHI2M waa ndt*^ draw any mope 7 tram the partner ^Ip and be believes *
KORCHIEii may have loaned funds to BROTHUAN to start the orgapisation
although hs has x|o personal knowledge of tsDQp
In addition to BROTHUAN’S agreements with the Bridgeport | Or aver
and possibly idtb TH^pO^.{SILI.O GompanieSi if the latter was still in effect
at that time 9 BARISH said that he did not know of any other loans qr financial
assistance receive hy BROTHB^K in favor of Ab^^aham Brothman and Associates* L
BARISH recalled the following concerning the salaries paid by
BROIHMAN tp the partners at the time the company startedt WOlXAN was to draw
$75 pr $80 per VAGO was to draw $100 per week and KiOTHMAN, $125 per week
He stated that I gMAM MOSKOffITZ * who Is now a partner* of BHOTHMANyStarted as
his secret^ or stenographer during the early months of the orgar^zation In
19^* BARISH believed that she was introduced to BROTHBiAN through a previous
aecjuainiance with OSCAR VAGO* He did not know the amount of salary to be
paid to MOSKOWITZ when the company started.
BARISH stated that he severed his connection with the Brothman
enterprise about December* 19bl^i at rtiieb time he had worked for app^roximately
six months and was owed $q50 in back wages* Ibis separation according to
BARISH was through a mutu^ agreement with BROTHMAN and definitely on a
friendly basis as both realised that the organization could not support all
of the partners f BARISH recalled that some contanplated business was not
forthcoming and that at the data of his separation no additional business
or financial assistance bad been obtained*
BARISH advised f urthef that the only trips made by BROTHMAN
during the above period in 19i4U were to Bridgeport^ C^nnectiouti ip conpeotion
with the Bridgeport BraM Company contact apd to East GhieagO| T llino isi in’
connection with the Graiyer Tank Cmapany project « BARISH stated that he did
not do any traveling during his association wi^ BROTHM^ with the exception^
of one trip to the Department of Agriculture ipi Washington^ D* C* to obtain
some data concerning B*b.7f fie said that to ^s knowledge none ci the othes^
members of the organization made any trips in connection with company business*
At tl^s point BARISH recalled that vdiile he was still a!zg)loyed^ ■
with Chemurgy^ HENRY GOLWY^y i^e presid^t of that concern^ had a cohtrsot
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with the British or Australian Pureb^ing Cosnlsslon eoncemlng the manufacture
of magnesium bombs* HoweTeri he believed that this was a personal deal on the
part of GOIMNKE and was not concerned with the Chemurgy Design Company*
DARISH stated that BROTlQtAN worked some on this deal for OOLUTTOIE while he^
BROTH&lANi had been employed at ChemuT^f although BJIRISH never met any of the
Indivldokls connected with this project* . ,
Continuing) B^ISH advlSed that subsequent to his separation
trm BROTfO^ in December) 19iib) the organization secured the "Chinese contract”
and also made up a report for some South Meriean organization to be used for
the reclaiming of fish waste* BAHISH had no further information concerning
the details of these projects) e3q)laining .that he was not then working for the
company*
The informant advised that he did not know any of the details
concerning the setting up of the BHOTHMAN laborato:^ in Elmhurst) Long Island)
New York) for the same reason) that he had severed from the organization at that
time) He said) however) that he did recall from his various contacts with
BROTHUAN that the organization at this point employed BOB TOWNSEND) previously
mentioned, one SAra_FANSCHEL and HARRY GOLD. ^ —
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BARISH Stated that he first met GOLD in 191(6 or 19U7 when GOU)
was first employed by BROtlQiAN* He recalled that the oTganizaldon had other
employees for brief period, the identity of ^om he does not presently
remember* llBken questioned further concerning GOLD, BARISH siacted that he
had absolutely no details concerning BROTHHAN and GOLD'S previous associations
althou^ he understood that they had been close friends for some time*
BAHISH stated that he kx^ew of no contact of BROTHMAN who was
especially interested In establishing his own laboratory although be said that :
most any scientist, whether an engineer, chemist or otherwise) desires at
scmietime to have his^ own enterprise* " ;
fljotographs of JOSEPH ROBBINS, HARRY COLD, ELIZABETH BENTLEY, . :
JACOB GOLDS and V.A* TVERXANOVICH^ Ulseellaneous Equipment Group, Amtorg, ^
and of MAIOROV) also of Amtorg, wrere exhibited to BARISH* He did not recognize
any of them but mentioned in passing that the photo gra|h of MAIOROV resembled
mOLLANtS brother, ROLF, who has been employed by BROTHMAN at the Elmhurst
Laboratory since BARISH 'S separation* He mentioned that the photo gr^b of 9 '
HARRY GOLD resembled GOLD but he believed that GOLD was shorter than $<6” ^
as shown on the photograph* No additional information of Interest was obtained |
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BARISH stated that BRCmOli^f had told him about in 19kd that he^
BROTHMAKj had been interviewed by Bureau agents and questioned before a
Grand Jury* According to BARISHi BROTHMAN said that this arose out of
accusations by ELI2ABEra JENTLET* Ha said that he was of the opinion that there
had been no basis for the BENTLEI accusaUons in regard to ABRAHAM BR01HMAN«
BARISH described BROTH^N as a 'h'ddical” and when asked to explain
this tem, he said thathe thought BROTHMAN was a *'left wirier”. He declined •
to further elaborate on his intended meaning of these terms*
On Kay 30, 19^6, BARISH was re-interviewed by SA JOHN R. KDRPHI
at 21— I 4 I 4 78 th Street, Jackson HeigttSi at which time he reiterated in part
the Information described during t^ above inter^^ew and stated specif ioally •
that he had no further information conceming BROTHMAN or his enterprise
during the pertinent period* It is recalled that this interview was conducted
subsequent to the arrest of HAROr^Ui by Bureau Agents in Philadelphia*
BARISH stated again that he was acquainted with GOLD diiring the-
time the latter was onployed at BROTHMAN *S laboratory in Elmhurst, Long Island,
and described h^ as being a soft-spoken meek individual* BARISH stated that
he was not well acquainted with GOLD having only seen him on severe occasions
when he, BARI^, would visit the Elmhurst laboratory* He reiterated that
GOLD was employed by BROTHMAN a long time after he, BARISH, separated from the
company* BARISH stated that he was very much surprised by the recent arrest
of GOLD on espionage charges but could offer no further information of interest*
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